P Jeena

Summary

Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal
Country: South Africa

Publications

  1. ncbi Clinical manifestations and outcome in HIV-infected young infants presenting with acute illness in Durban, South Africa
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
    Ann Trop Paediatr 31:15-26. 2011
  2. ncbi Clinical profile and predictors of severe illness in young South African infants (<60 days)
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban
    S Afr Med J 98:883-8. 2008
  3. ncbi The interaction of HIV and tuberculosis in childhood
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
    S Afr Med J 97:989-91. 2007
  4. ncbi Impact of HIV-1 status on the radiological presentation and clinical outcome of children with WHO defined community-acquired severe pneumonia
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of KwaZulu Natal, Congella, Durban, South Africa
    Arch Dis Child 92:976-9. 2007
  5. ncbi The role of HIV infection in acute respiratory infections among children in sub-Saharan Africa
    P Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 9:708-15. 2005
  6. ncbi The HIV-1 exposed neonate: outcome of intensive care management in the first week of life
    M Adhikari
    Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa
    Indian Pediatr 42:1215-9. 2005
  7. ncbi Impact of HIV-1 co-infection on presentation and hospital-related mortality in children with culture proven pulmonary tuberculosis in Durban, South Africa
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, Congella, South Africa
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 6:672-8. 2002
  8. ncbi Lymph node biopsies in HIV-infected and non-infected children with persistent lung disease
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Congella, South Africa
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 4:139-46. 2000
  9. ncbi HIV-Associated Tuberculosis in the Newborn and Young Infant
    M Adhikari
    Neonatal Team, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, P O Box 17049, Congella, Durban 4013, South Africa
    Int J Pediatr 2011:354208. 2011
  10. ncbi Challenges in the provision of ICU services to HIV infected children in resource poor settings: a South African case study
    P M Jeena
    Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
    J Med Ethics 31:226-30. 2005

Detail Information

Publications17

  1. ncbi Clinical manifestations and outcome in HIV-infected young infants presenting with acute illness in Durban, South Africa
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
    Ann Trop Paediatr 31:15-26. 2011
    ....
  2. ncbi Clinical profile and predictors of severe illness in young South African infants (<60 days)
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban
    S Afr Med J 98:883-8. 2008
    ..Most childhood deaths occur within the first 2 months of life. Simple symptoms and signs that reliably indicate the presence of severe illness that would warrant urgent hospital management are of major public health importance...
  3. ncbi The interaction of HIV and tuberculosis in childhood
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
    S Afr Med J 97:989-91. 2007
  4. ncbi Impact of HIV-1 status on the radiological presentation and clinical outcome of children with WHO defined community-acquired severe pneumonia
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of KwaZulu Natal, Congella, Durban, South Africa
    Arch Dis Child 92:976-9. 2007
    ..We compared the radiological features and outcome of WHO defined severe pneumonia among HIV infected and exposed uninfected children randomised to receive penicillin or oral amoxicillin in Durban, South Africa...
  5. ncbi The role of HIV infection in acute respiratory infections among children in sub-Saharan Africa
    P Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 9:708-15. 2005
    ..Governmental and nongovernmental organisations must provide the financial and human resources needed to overcome this enormous challenge to global lung health...
  6. ncbi The HIV-1 exposed neonate: outcome of intensive care management in the first week of life
    M Adhikari
    Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa
    Indian Pediatr 42:1215-9. 2005
    ..Considering the fact that the outcome is not worse in HIV-exposed babies and that most of these babies ultimately turn out to be HIV-uninfected, these babies should not be deprived of intensive care, whenever necessary...
  7. ncbi Impact of HIV-1 co-infection on presentation and hospital-related mortality in children with culture proven pulmonary tuberculosis in Durban, South Africa
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, Congella, South Africa
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 6:672-8. 2002
    ..Most studies from developing countries have included subjects in whom the diagnosis of TB is suspected but not proven. We therefore compare the findings in HIV-infected and non-HIV-infected children with culture-proven TB...
  8. ncbi Lymph node biopsies in HIV-infected and non-infected children with persistent lung disease
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Congella, South Africa
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 4:139-46. 2000
    ..Lymphadenopathy is a frequent associated clinical finding among these children. We evaluated the usefulness of excision lymph node biopsies in determining an aetiological diagnosis in HIV-infected and non-infected children with PLD...
  9. ncbi HIV-Associated Tuberculosis in the Newborn and Young Infant
    M Adhikari
    Neonatal Team, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, P O Box 17049, Congella, Durban 4013, South Africa
    Int J Pediatr 2011:354208. 2011
    ..Perinatal outcomes are guarded even with treatment of both diseases. Exclusive breast feeding is recommended. The community and social impact are crippling. The social issues aggravate the prognosis of these two diseases...
  10. ncbi Challenges in the provision of ICU services to HIV infected children in resource poor settings: a South African case study
    P M Jeena
    Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
    J Med Ethics 31:226-30. 2005
    ....
  11. ncbi Effects of the human immunodeficiency virus on tuberculosis in children
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Congella, South Africa
    Tuber Lung Dis 77:437-43. 1996
    ..In children however, unlike in adults, very little has been documented about the interaction between the two diseases...
  12. ncbi The impact of human immunodeficency virus 1 on largyngeal airway obstruction in children
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
    Arch Dis Child 87:212-4. 2002
    ..6% v 31.3%), while oropharyngeal/laryngeal candidiasis (26.3%), tuberculosis (15.8%), and benign lymphoid hyperplasia (15.8%) were commonly seen in the HIV infected group...
  13. ncbi Safety of the intradermal Copenhagen 1331 BCG vaccine in neonates in Durban, South Africa
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Private Bag X7, Congella, 4013, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
    Bull World Health Organ 79:337-43. 2001
    ..To evaluate the safety of the intradermal Copenhagen BCG vaccine in neonates at different levels of delivery and neonatal units of the Durban Functional Region and surrounding regions...
  14. ncbi Admission patterns and outcomes in a paediatric intensive care unit in South Africa over a 25-year period (1971-1995)
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Congella, South Africa
    Intensive Care Med 25:88-94. 1999
    ....
  15. ncbi HIV-exposed infants with acute respiratory failure secondary to acute lower respiratory infections managed with and without mechanical ventilation
    E R Thirsk
    Ngwelezana Hospital, Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal
    S Afr Med J 93:617-20. 2003
    ..An HIV antibody test in infants with ALRI and ARF is highly suggestive of HIV infection. Splenomegaly and a serum globulin of greater than 35 g/l were the only useful markers in identifying HIV infection...
  16. ncbi Risk factors for admission and the role of respiratory syncytial virus-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses in children with acute bronchiolitis
    P M Jeena
    Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, Durban
    S Afr Med J 93:291-4. 2003
    ..The lack of RSV-specific CTL responses in peripheral blood of immunocompetent RSV-infected children suggest an alternative method of induction of immunity or compartmentalisation of immune cells...
  17. ncbi Children with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia and acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure admitted to a PICU, Durban, South Africa
    P M Jeena
    Arch Dis Child 93:545. 2008