Showing papers in "Pediatric Infectious Disease in 2009"

TL;DR: The prevalence, clinical pattern and complications of Rickettsial disease at a tertiary hospital in Maharashtra, which accounts for 12% of admissions in pediatric intensive care unit, and the response to treatment and prognosis was noted was noted.

TL;DR: Previously undescribed features including nail changes, hyper pigmentation and exfoliation in the convalescent phase of Hand Foot & Mouth disease are reported.

TL;DR: A case of Pseudomonas sepsis in a previously healthy four month infant with Ecthyma gangrenosum is reported emphasizing the clinical and therapeutic aspects of this condition.

TL;DR: Compared the sensitivity and specificity of OptiMAL test and Quantitative Buffy Coat method with both thick & thin peripheral blood smear microscopic examination (gold standard) for diagnosing malaria in 103 children aged 1–15 years admitted with clinical suspicion of malaria.

TL;DR: Polymicrobial and pleomorphic appearance of gram stain combined with absence of growth on routine aerobic cultures supports the causative role of anaerobes in a particular infection.