Background: Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) represent one of the main health problems in
children. Probiotics are viable bacteria that colonize the intestine and affect the host …

Further studies are urgently needed to identify optimal intervention strategies to reduce
mortality and poor outcomes as the adolescent population expands and ages into adult …

Background India lacks a national birth defects surveillance. Data on the prevalence of
congenital anomalies are available mostly from hospital-based, cross-sectional studies. This …

Cerebral malaria is a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Interventions targeting
the underlying pathophysiology of cerebral malaria may improve outcomes compared to …

Background Iron deficiency causes long-term adverse consequences for children and is the
most common nutritional deficiency worldwide. Observational studies suggest that iron …

Pediatric survival has improved substantially with cART and HIV-infected children are aging
into adulthood. It is important to ensure access to diagnosis and early cART, good program …

Enteroaggregative, enteropathogenic, and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli contribute
significantly to the burden of diarrheal infections particularly in developing countries …

Anemia affects approximately 25% of school-aged children (SAC—aged 5.00–14.99 years)
globally. We determined in three countries the prevalence and determinants of anemia in …

We explored the association between maternal exposure to organochlorine pesticides and
neural tube defects (NTDs) in the offspring. Blood was collected from 35 mothers and their …

Objectives The goals of this study were to identify the proportion of early adolescents in
southern South America who were injured in the past year, to identify risk behaviours and …