Infant - Research News and Information

Saturday, January 10, 2009

A population-based analysis of 788 cases of yolk sac tumors: A comparison of males and females.

29 Nov 2008 Yolk sac tumors (YST) are a rare and aggressive germ cell tumor. The objective of this study is to compare the patient characteristics and survival of YST in males and females. Demographic and clinicopathologic information were obtained from the ... Read more...

Incidence and geographic distribution of endemic Burkitt lymphoma in northern Uganda revisited.

29 Nov 2008 Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is etiologically associated with Epstein-Barr virus and ecologically linked to Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, these infections imperfectly correlate with BL epidemiology. To obtain recent epidemiological data, ... Read more...

Infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a 20-year children's hospital experience.

29 Nov 2008 We reviewed our 20-year experience with infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Nine infants (4.2% of all ALL) were identified; all were < 6 months of age. White blood cell counts ranged from 42,000-1.6 million/microL, 6 of 8 had ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Infant'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A population-based analysis of 788 cases of yolk sac tumors: A comparison of males and females. 29 Nov 2008
• Incidence and geographic distribution of endemic Burkitt lymphoma in northern Uganda revisited. 29 Nov 2008
• Infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a 20-year children's hospital experience. 29 Nov 2008
• Bartter syndrome presenting as poor weight gain and abdominal mass in an infant. 29 Nov 2008
• The association of an epibulbar dermoid and Duane syndrome in a patient with a SALL1 mutation (Townes-Brocks Syndrome). 29 Nov 2008
• Group B streptococcal conjugate vaccine: a timely concept for which the time has come. 24 Nov 2008
• Smoking-attributable mortality, years of potential life lost, and productivity losses--United States, 2000-2004. 12 Nov 2008
• Update: WHO-confirmed human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) infection, November 2003-May 2008. 12 Nov 2008
• Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in the United States, 1993-2007. 10 Nov 2008
• Effects of fully-established Sure Start Local Programmes on 3-year-old children and their families living in England: a quasi-experimental observational study. 6 Nov 2008
• Update: recall of dry dog and cat food products associated with human Salmonella Schwarzengrund infections--United States, 2008. 5 Nov 2008
• Aid groups target "silent" malnutrition. 3 Nov 2008
• US health aid beyond PEPFAR: the Mother & Child Campaign. 3 Nov 2008
• Neurologic manifestations of localized scleroderma: a case report and literature review. 2 Nov 2008
• Risk of incarceration of inguinal hernia among infants and young children awaiting elective surgery. 2 Nov 2008
• MRI abnormalities of the brain in one-year-old children with sickle cell anemia. 30 Oct 2008
• Tumor immune surveillance defect of X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency is not Epstein-Barr virus specific. 30 Oct 2008
• The morbidity and mortality of pediatric oncology patients presenting to the intensive care unit with septic shock. 30 Oct 2008
• Neuropsychological sequelae in patients with neurodegenerative Langerhans cell histiocytosis. 30 Oct 2008
• Pancytopenia with myelodysplasia due to copper deficiency. 30 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Infant'

Definition: A child between 1 and 23 months of age.

Descriptor UI: D007223

Alternative terms: Infant; Infants;

Tree Number: M01.060.703;

Online Note: pre-explosion = INFANT (PX)

Technical Notes: age 1-23 mo; IM as psychol & sociol or social entity: Manual 18.5.11, 34.9.2; NIM as check tag: 18.5.7, 18.5.8; no qualif IM; psychol of the infant = INFANT PSYCHOLOGY see CHILD PSYCHOLOGY & check the tag INFANT