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Bocavirus in acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children
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Human bocavirus (HBoV) (hosts: bovine and ca
nine) is a parvovirus identified in 2005, which appears to be the fourth most common virus found causing lower respiratory infection in humans. Recently, it has been found to be associated with AGE in children.
HBoV of any type is found in 9.7% of children with AGE (and 5.4% of controls), but in only 1.8% of cases as a single infection. HBoV2 is the most common (50%) single type identified. HBoVs are rarely found alone in children with AGE.
Source: Acta Paediatrica
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Risk factors for sedation in infants undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the Emergency Department (ED)
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Chloral hydrate is frequently used to sedate children undergoing MRI. Success rates between 80-100% have been reported. The success rate however, may vary with age, weight and underlying disease.
It appears that successful chloral hydrate sedation most commonly occurs in infants younger than 18 mths. of age and who weigh <11.4kg. Adverse events (10%) associated with sedation increase above 18 mths. of age, and older infants (24 mths.) with neurological disease.
Source: The American Jounal of Emergency Medicine
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