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Syndrome of microcephaly, mental retardation, and tracheoesophageal fistula associated with features of Rett syndromeA K Shetty
Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Medical Center and Children s Hospital, New Orleans, USA
J Child Neurol 15:61-3. 2000..This unique combination of clinical manifestations appears to constitute a "new syndrome." We speculate that this association may represent a contiguous gene syndrome...- Nephrotic syndrome associated with Toxocara canis infectionA K Shetty
Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA
Ann Trop Paediatr 19:297-300. 1999..canis infection. The relationship between T. canis infection and glomerular disease is still unclear; nephrotic syndrome may be another manifestation of T. canis infection... - Management of septic arthritisAvinash K Shetty
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Brenner Children s Hospital, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
Indian J Pediatr 71:819-24. 2004..A minimum of 3-4 weeks of therapy is recommended. Close follow-up is warranted to monitor the growth of the affected limb until skeletal maturity... - Kimura's disease: a diagnostic challengeAvinash K Shetty
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
Pediatrics 110:e39. 2002..Pediatricians in western countries should be aware of the clinical presentation of Kimura's disease... - Children orphaned by AIDS: a global perspectiveAvinash K Shetty
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
Semin Pediatr Infect Dis 14:25-31. 2003.... - Safety and trough concentrations of nevirapine prophylaxis given daily, twice weekly, or weekly in breast-feeding infants from birth to 6 monthsAvinash K Shetty
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 34:482-90. 2003..A phase 3 study is planned to assess the efficacy of OD infant NVP regimen to prevent breast-feeding HIV-1 transmission... 
Highly destructive perianal Crohn's diseaseA K Shetty
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 90:491-2. 1998..Awareness of this uncommon entity is important because prompt recognition can lead to early institution of appropriate treatment and avoid further morbidity...- Infant feeding practices of HIV-infected and uninfected women in ZimbabweDanielle Gottlieb
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 18:45-53. 2004..Knowledge of HIV status may influence infant feeding decisions and reveal an urgent need to address infant feeding practices of pregnant women in Zimbabwe... - Breast-milk shedding of drug-resistant HIV-1 subtype C in women exposed to single-dose nevirapineEsther J Lee
Center for AIDS Research, Division of Infectious Disease, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
J Infect Dis 192:1260-4. 2005..In 20 paired BM and plasma samples, 65% of BM and 50% of plasma RT sequences had NNRTI-resistance mutations, with divergent mutation patterns... - Routine offer of antenatal HIV testing ("opt-out" approach) to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in urban ZimbabweWinfreda Chandisarewa
Zimbabwe AIDS Prevention Project, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Bull World Health Organ 85:843-50. 2007..To assess the impact of routine antenatal HIV testing for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in urban Zimbabwe... - Orbital cellulitis in childrenSavithri Nageswaran
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University Health Sciences and Brenner Children's Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:695-9. 2006..It is twice as common among males as females. Selected cases of orbital cellulitis, including many with subperiosteal abscess, can be treated successfully without surgical drainage... - HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, perceived benefits, and risks of HIV testing among pregnant women in rural Southern IndiaAlexandra Rogers
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 20:803-11. 2006.... - Perceived risks and benefits of HIV testing, and predictors of acceptance of HIV counselling and testing among pregnant women in ZimbabweSusanne P Martin-Herz
Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Int J STD AIDS 17:835-41. 2006..If such interventions are to be successful, attention must be directed towards developing culturally appropriate strategies to address women's concerns and improve future acceptance of VCT in Zimbabwe... - Laboratory indicators of mastitis are not associated with elevated HIV-1 DNA loads or predictive of HIV-1 RNA loads in breast milkSoren Gantt
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
J Infect Dis 196:570-6. 2007..An improved understanding of the relationship between indicators of inflammation and HIV-1 loads in breast milk could improve MTCT prevention strategies... - Osteomyelitis in adolescentsAvinash K Shetty
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University Health Sciences and Brenner Children s Hospital, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
Adolesc Med State Art Rev 18:79-94, ix. 2007..A multidisciplinary approach involving the pediatrician, infectious disease specialist, and orthopedic surgeon is essential for achieving the best outcome for the patient... - Range of normal neutrophil counts in healthy zimbabwean infants: implications for monitoring antiretroviral drug toxicityJennifer Wells
University of Zimbabwe University of California, San Francisco UZ UCSF Collaborative Research Program in Women s Health, Harare, Zimbabwe
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 42:460-3. 2006..Future HIV prevention and treatment trials in sub-Saharan Africa should use normal hematologic values derived from African infants to avoid the overestimation of antiretroviral drug toxicity... - Screening for psychological morbidity in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women using community counselors in ZimbabweLynda Stranix-Chibanda
Department of Pediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic Ill) 4:83-8. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: There is a high burden of psychological morbidity among pregnant women in Zimbabwe. Mental health services should be integrated into antenatal care to improve psychological health for all women in Zimbabwe... - The feasibility of voluntary counselling and HIV testing for pregnant women using community volunteers in ZimbabweAvinash K Shetty
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Int J STD AIDS 16:755-9. 2005..This programme is being implemented at several urban and rural MTCT sites in Zimbabwe and can serve as a model for other resource-poor countries... - Perinatally acquired HIV-1 infection: prevention and evaluation of HIV-exposed infantsAvinash K Shetty
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University Health Sciences and Brenner Children s Hospital, Winston Salem, NC, USA
Semin Pediatr Infect Dis 16:282-95. 2005.... - Catheter-related bacteremia due to Roseomonas species in pediatric hematology/oncology patientsThomas W McLean
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 46:514-6. 2006..gilardii and one with R. fauriae), and review the clinical spectrum of previously reported cases in the literature. Clinicals should be aware that Roseomonas species may cause serious infections in children... - Lactobacillus sepsis associated with probiotic therapyMichael H Land
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
Pediatrics 115:178-81. 2005..This report should not discourage the appropriate use of Lactobacillus or other probiotic agents but should serve as a reminder that these agents can cause invasive disease in certain populations... - Cavernous sinus thrombosis complicating sinusitisMichael L Cannon
Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Brenner Children's Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Pediatr Crit Care Med 5:86-8. 2004.... - Preventing mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in resource-poor countriesAvinash K Shetty
Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 22:553-5. 2003 - Tetracyclines in pediatrics revisitedAvinash K Shetty
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27517, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 41:203-9. 2002 - Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus in breast milk are associated with HIV-1 shedding but not with mastitisSoren Gantt
Departments of Pediatrics, Seattle Children s Hospital Research Institute, 1900 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
AIDS 22:1453-60. 2008..Bacterial infections may cause clinical mastitis, but whether other copathogens common in HIV-1 infection are associated with subclinical mastitis or HIV-1 shedding is unknown...