Pediatrics
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To determine whether the use of an urban pediatric emergency department (ED) to immunize pre-school-age children would result in an improvement in the percentage fully vaccinated by the end of the second year of life. ⋯ Routine vaccinations in the ED would significantly increase immunization percentages in children enrolled in two hospital-affiliated clinics. Close linkage and coordination between the ED and hospital-affiliated clinics may improve preventive health care in urban children who use EDs.
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Comparative Study
Serum C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and white blood cell count in acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of children.
The aim of this prospective study was to compare the clinical value of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and white blood cell (WBC) count in diagnosis and follow-up of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children. ⋯ In patients with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, CRP increased and especially decreased significantly faster than ESR, reflecting the effectiveness of the therapy given and predicting recovery more sensitively than ESR or WBC count.