Background: Growth acceleration as a consequence of relative overnutrition in infancy has
been suggested to increase the risk of later obesity. However, few studies have investigated …

The clinical characteristics of 16 neonates with malaria parasitaemia diagnosed on Giemsa
stained smears were documented during a 3-month rainy season period in a tropical African …

Malaria parasitemia was assessed in 312 placentae of singleton deliveries in Benin. The
prevalence rate was 45.19%. The dominant infecting specie was Plasmodium falciparum …

Background: Feed intolerance delays achievement of enteral feeding in preterm infants.
Parenteral nutrition is associated with cholestasis and increased risk of sepsis. Glycerin …

The aim of the study was to evaluate the in vitro activity of term human milk on the organisms
of Ophthalmia neonatorum and was a prospective study of consecutive neonates with the …

Background: Knowing the normative blood pressure (BP) in a newborn baby is important in
order to identify abnormal BP readings. This study was done to determine normative BP …

In view of the problem of transfusional malaria, the prevalence of malaria parasitaemia in
transfused donor blood was assessed. Blood film examination for malaria parasites on …

In a study of neonatal malaria at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, we documented
the features of six neonates in an effort to highlight that the manifestations of malaria in the …

Coagulation abnormalities are common among preterm babies and could be reflective of
underlying disease processes but are fraught with pitfalls. The interpretation of coagulation …

We narrate the case of a term baby who presented at 30 h of age in congestive cardiac
failure due to vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation. A successful interventional radiology …