Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program
Highlights in Paediatrics & Child Health
2012
Conversion
disorder: Not a malingering matter – Paediatr Child Health 2012;
17(5): 246
The
challenge of periodic fevers in children – Paediatr Child Health 2012;
17(3): 123
Health hazards related to energy drinks: Are we looking for them?
– Paediatr Child Health 2012; 17(2): 101
Food-induced
anaphylaxis: Clinical highlights and knowledge gaps
– Paediatr Child Health
2012; 17(1): 20-30
2011
Early-onset
neonatal sepsis: It is not only group B streptococcus
– Paediatr Child Health
2011; 16(5): 269
What
happens when you mix a transplant with respiratory
syncytial virus? – Paediatr Child Health
2011; 16(1): 12
2010
CPSP Quiz – Paediatr Child Health
2010; 15(10): 640, 675-7
Baby boy
blue: Why is this newborn lethargic? – Paediatr Child Health
2010; 15(9): 571-2
Baby
products and injuries in Canada: Is it still an issue? – Paediatr Child Health
2010; 15(8): 490
Adrenal
suppression: An under-recognized complication of a
common therapy – Paediatr Child Health
2010; 15(7): 411-2
Renal
disease in youth with type 2 diabetes: Need for early
detection – Paediatr Child Health
2010; 15(5): 256-7
Paediatric
myasthenia: A moving target – Paediatr Child Health
2010; 15(4): 226
Why is this
tachypneic child so pale? – Paediatr Child Health
2010; 15(3): 135-6
Langerhans
cell histiocytosis: A complex recurrent disease – Paediatr Child Health
2010; 15(2): 69-70
CPSP Quiz – Paediatr Child Health
2010; 15(1): 45-7
2009
Respiratory distress and the flu: What should a physician know? – Paediatr Child Health 2009; 14(9): 571-2
Public health impacts of the International Network of Paediatric Surveillance Units – Paediatr Child Health 2009; 14(8): 499-500
Developmental regression: Always a worrying signal – Paediatr Child Health 2009; 14(7): 431
Children and spinal manipulation therapy: Ask your patients about all the therapies they seek – Paediatr Child Health 2009; 14(6): 388
Can active surveillance provide a rapid response to an emerging child health issue? The melamine example – Paediatr Child Health 2009; 14(5): 285-6
Is melamine contamination an issue in Canada? – Paediatr Child Health 2009; 14(4): 218
Canadian children who travel abroad: What are the risks? – Paediatr Child Health 2009; 14(3): 160, 176
Know before you go: Safe travels – Paediatr Child Health 2009; 14(2): 123
MRSA: New twists from an old pathogen – Paediatr Child Health 2009; 14(1): 39,48
2008
CPSP Quiz – Paediatr Child Health 2008; 13(10):842, 849, 856
Bulimia: A secretive turmoil – Paediatr Child Health 2008;13(9):772
Unravelling a failed newborn hearing screening – Paediatr Child Health 2008; 13(8):723
Surviving an adverse drug reaction – Paediatr Child Health 2008;13(7):610
Complementary and alternative medicine in
paediatrics: Looking at the safety profile – Paediatr Child Health 2008;13(6):492
Severe combined immunodeficiency: A tale of two brothers – Paediatr Child Health 2008;13(5):386
Newborn jaundice: Time for prevention? – Paediatr Child Health 2008;13(4):298
Challenge for timely diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in children – Paediatr Child Health 2008;13(3):192
Magnets in the bowel: A sticky problem! – Paediatr Child Health 2008;13(2):118
Rickets: A re-emerging public health problem in Canada? – Paediatr Child Health 2008;13(1):73
2007
CPSP Quiz - Paediatr Child Health 2007;12(10):841, 866
A simple pneumonia…or not? - Paediatr Child Health 2007;12(9):780
Poliomyelitis – are Canadians still at risk? - Paediatr Child Health 2007;12(8):708
CPSP Call for new studies - Paediatr Child Health 2007;12(7):611
Transdermal contraceptive patch: Safe or risky treatment? - Paediatr Child Health 2007;12(6):505
The changing landscape of diabetes in Canadian children - Paediatr Child Health 2007;12(5):400
First episode of acute demyelination of the central nervous system: Should I worry? - Paediatr Child Health 2007;12(4):337
Severe immune-mediated adverse drug reactions and previous history of drug allergy - Paediatr Child Health 2007;12(3):224
Congenital rubella syndrome: Preventing missed opportunities - Paediatr Child Health 2007;12(2):142
Booster seat use: Better safe than sorry! - Paediatr Child Health 2007;12(1):64
2006
Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program quiz - Paediatr Child Health 2006;11(10):692-3
Is the use of complementary and alternative medicine in the paediatric population safe? Survey results and next steps - Paediatr Child Health 2006;11(9):600
Unravelling the risk factors for non-type 1 diabetes in children - Paediatr Child Health 2006;11(8):506
The impact of antidepressants, adverse events warnings, and survey results - Paediatr Child Health 2006;11(7):455
International adoption evaluation challenges and survey results - Paediatr Child Health 2006;11(6):358
Public health impacts of CPSP studies: 1996 to 2005 - Paediatr Child Health 2006;11(5):286
Vomiting and fasting: Risky in infancy - Paediatr Child Health 2006;11(4):221
Respiratory distress ... out of nowhere! - Paediatr Child Health 2006;11(3):140
Hypotonia in a newborn: Unravelling more than expected - Paediatr Child Health 2006;11(2):106
A bump on the head: A simple fall or child maltreatment? - Paediatr Child Health 2006;11(1):36
2005
Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program 2005 quiz - Paediatr Child Health 2005;10(10):590,601,608
The challenge of severe infections in infancy - Paediatr Child Health 2005;10(9):567
Fragile bones or child maltreatment? - Paediatr Child Health 2005;10(8):500
Does anorexia nervosa occur in the prepubertal years? - Paediatr Child Health 2005;10(7):378
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection: What is the best way to make the diagnosis? - Paediatr Child Health 2005;10(6):IBC
Helping newborns to a healthy start: Clinical impact of your Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program monthly feedback - Paediatr Child Health 2005;10(5):268
Human growth hormone therapy in Prader-Willi syndrome - Paediatr Child Health 2005;10(4):202
A simple sore throat ... or not? - Paediatr Child Health 2005;10(2):94
Infant bath seat survey: Results and next steps - Paediatr Child Health 2005;10(1):27
2004
Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program 2004 quiz. Paediatr Child Health 2004;9(10):718,748
Are acquired demyelinating syndromes of the central nervous system underdiagnosed in Canadian children? Paediatr Child Health 2004;9(9):638
Rights to individual privacy and professional confidentiality – A Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program ongoing commitment. Paediatr Child Health 2004;9(8):535
The challenge of jaundiced newborns – Unravelling the etiology. Paediatr Child Health 2004;9(7):511
CPSP contributes to research: Call for new studies. Paediatr Child Health 2004;9(6):372
CPSP evaluation: A process based on WHO and CDC guidelines. Paediatr Child Health 2004;9(5):322
What does the CPSP have to do with public health? Paediatr Child Health 2004;9(3):155
The multiple facets of bone diseases. Paediatr Child Health 2004;9(2):80
2003
Do you know the answers? - CPSP Quiz. Paediatr Child Health 2003;8(10):615, 641
The unrealistic quest to thinness. Paediatr Child Health 2003;8(9):563
Helping to prevent obesity and complications in children with Prader-Willi syndrome. Paediatr Child Health 2003;8(8):510
CPSP 2002 Results: What have we learned? Paediatr Child Health 2003;8(7):447
Lap-belt injuries: A view from the bedside / Survey on lap-belt syndrome: Results and next
steps. Paediatr Child Health 2003;8(6):373-4
Call for new studies: Research
opportunities. Paediatr Child Health 2003;8(5):297
How to improve your diagnostic tools for genetic
disorders. Paediatr Child Health 2003;8(4):217
Is the risk of kernicterus rising? Paediatr Child Health 2003;8(3):150
Congenital rubella syndrome – Time to act on missed prevention opportunities. Paediatr Child Health 2003;8(2):107-8
Surveillance of rare genetic disorders: No longer orphan diseases. Paediatr Child Health 2003;8(1):55
2002
A risk of northern climate! Paediatr Child Health 2002;7(10):680
Reaching the target for global polio eradication – almost there! Paediatr Child Health 2002;7(9):616
Vitamin K injection – best prevention for newborns. Paediatr Child Health 2002;7(8):588-9
Unravelling an acute flaccid paralysis event. Paediatr Child Health 2002;7(7):441
Baby walker survey: Results and next steps. Paediatr Child Health 2002;7(6):418
Surviving a hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Paediatr Child Health 2002;7(5):322
Demonstrating the clinical impact of your CPSP monthly feedback. Paediatr Child Health 2002;7(4):237
Necrotizing fasciitis – A possible fatal varicella complication. Paediatr Child Health 2002;7(3):142
Announcing the new user-friendly CPSP Web site – a public health service resource. Paediatr Child Health 2002;7(2):104
Neonatal herpes simplex virus infection: A devastating newborn pathogen. Paediatr Child Health 2002;7(1):19
2001
Neonatal liver failure
(NLF): Not always a fatal outcome. Paediatr Child Health 2001;6(10):717
Surveillance case definitions and clinical diagnoses. Paediatr Child Health 2001;6(9):651
Commitment to patient confidentiality. Paediatr Child Health 2001;6(8):521
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome: Which laboratory test confirms the diagnosis? Paediatr Child Health 2001;6(7):428
Call for new studies. Paediatr Child Health 2001;6(6):346
Pertinence of the CPSP to emergency medicine specialists. Paediatr Child Health 2001;6(5):241
Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn: Is there a risk in not following recommended guidelines? Paediatr Child Health 2001;6(4):183
A new study on hepatitis C: What it means to me. Paediatr Child Health 2001;6(3):137
Do I complete the monthly reporting form or toss it away? Paediatr Child Health 2001;6(2):83
Congenital rubella syndrome: The need for standing orders for vaccination of susceptible women. Paediatr Child Health 2001;6(1):10
2000
Don’t ‘pooh-pooh’ stool cultures for surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis. Paediatr Child Health 2000;5(8):454
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Don’t ‘pooh-pooh’ stool cultures for surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis
With the continuing risk of poliovirus importation into Canada, active surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in children younger than 15 years of age for potential cases of paralytic poliomyelitis continues to be the focus of surveillance activities. The single most important laboratory investigation to confirm or rule out a diagnosis of paralytic poliomyelitis, which is recommended by the national Working Group on Polio Eradication, is a stool specimen collected within two weeks of the onset of paralysis for isolation of wild or vaccine strains of poliovirus. In 1999, stool specimens were taken for 25 (40.9%) of 61 confirmed cases. Sixteen of the 25 cases were reported as negative for the poliovirus and other enteroviruses; however, laboratory results were unknown for nine cases. The 1999 rate remains significantly lower than the World Health Organization’s target of an adequate stool investigation in 80% of AFP cases. A protocol for the investigation of AFP and suspected cases of paralytic poliomyelitis has been published1.
REFERENCES
1. Working Group on Polio Eradication, Bentsi-Enchill A. Protocol for the investigation of acute flaccid paralysis and suspected paralytic poliomyelitis. Paediatr Child Health 1997;2(6):409-12. Top of Page
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