JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH Official Journal of the Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians) in association with the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Paediatric Research Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Australasian Association of Paediatric Surgeons. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Professor F Oberkland EDITORS Mr SW Beasley Professor Mike South Professor D Isaacs Assoc. Professor DI Tudehope PAST EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Professor DM Roberton Dr JM Court Dr CM Anderson Mr PG Jones Volume 42 2006 (3 Blackwell Publishing ISSN 1034-4810 VOLUME CONTENTS VOLUME 42, 2006 NUMBER 1/2, JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 2006 Editor's Note Changes to the Journal F Oberklaid Editorial Comments Neonatal pain N Schechter Neonatal resuscitation in Australia and New Zealand CPF O’Donnell, MJ Stewart and LFJ Mildenhall Original Articles Pain assessment and procedural pain management practices in neonatal units in Australia D Harrison, P Loughnan and L Johnston Pain relief for neonates in Australian hospitals: A need to improve evidence-based practice PH Gray, JA Trotter, P Langbridge and CV Doherty Guideline statements on the management of procedure-related pain in neonates, children and adolescents A Mackenzie Neonatal resuscitation educational experience of staff in New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory hospitals K Foster, P Craven and S Reid Balancing infection control practices and family-centred care in a cohort of paediatric suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome patients in Hong Kong SSC Chan, DYK Leung, EMY Wong, AFY Tiwari, DCN Wong, SL Lo and YL Lau Survey of childhood malnutrition at Dili National Hospital, East Timor /K Bucens and C Maclennan Idiopathic apparent life-threatening event in Northern Israel E Tirosh, |A vengulov and M Jaffe Early childhood caries: Current evidence for aetiology and prevention MG Gussy, EG Waters, O Walsh and NM Kilpatrick Awake upper airway obstruction in children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy DJ Wilkinson, G Baikie, RG Berkowitz and DS Reddihough Effect of antireflux medication, placebo and infant mental health intervention on persistent crying: A randomized clinical trial B Jordan, RG Heine, M Meehan, AG Catto-Smith and L Lubitz Alloimmune neonatal neutropenia: Can we afford the consequences of a missed diagnosis? BA Williams and YL Fung Continuing Education Instructive Case Complicated ‘pneumonia’ PD Robinson, DJE Lord, L Dalla Pozza, JG Harvey and PP Van Asperen Editorial Correspondence Case Notes Spontaneous neonatal chylothorax treated with octreotide SLY Siu and DSY Lam Spontaneous recovery of steroid-induced osteopenia T Gozzi, PJ Simm and FJ Cameron Maternal primary hyperparathyroidism: Discordant outcomes in a twin pregnancy CM McDonnell and MR Zacharin Letters to the Editor Book Reviews © 2006 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Royal/Australasian College of Physicians) Volume Contents NUMBER 3, MARCH 2006 Editorial Comment Health of children in out-of-home care: Can we do better? M Crawford Review Article Fetal surgery for congenital diaphragmatic hernia EJ Grethel and KK Nobuhara Annotation Determinants of good outcome in pyloric stenosis C Allan Original Articles Mental health of children in foster and kinship care in New South Wales, Australia M Tarren-Sweeney and P Hazell Birthweight and cognitive development during childhood S Tong, P Baghurst and A McMichael Kikuchi disease in Asian children CK Chen, Y Low, M Akhilesh and AS Jacobsen Mini-dose glucagon rescue for mild hypoglycaemia in children with type 1 diabetes: The Brisbane experience M Hartley, MJ Thomsett and AM Cotterill Diagnostic findings in alleged sexual abuse: Symptoms have no predictive value P Kelly, J Kah and JM Thompson Paediatric tuberculosis in a Pacific Islands community in New Zealand L Voss, M Campbell, C Tildesley, D Hay, A Vaughan and C Thornley Non-fatal injuries among Pacific infants in Auckland: Data from the Pacific Islands Families First Two Years of Life study PJ Schluter, J Paterson and T Percival Serious injuries from dishwasher powder ingestions in small children A Bertinelli, J Hamill, M Mahadevan and F Miles Clinical predictors of pathological gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants with persistent distress RG Heine, B Jordan, L Lubitz, M Meehan and AG Catto-Smith Does measuring respiratory function improve neonatal ventilation? J Klimek, CJ Morley, R Lau and PG Davis Continuing Education Instructive Case Growth impairment and adrenal suppression on low-dose inhaled beclomethasone SD Shenoy, PGF Swift and D Cody Editorial Correspondence Case Notes Candida peritonitis: A rare complication following early dislodgement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube AV Sridhar, S Nichani, D Luyt and S Nour Sildenafil as treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus-related pulmonary hypertension in a child AR Wong, AHG Rasool, NZ Abidin, AR Noor and BS Quah Acute laryngotracheobronchitis and associated transient hyperphosphatasemia: A new case of transient hyperphosphatasemia in early childhood M Eboriadou, G Skouli, P Panagopoulou, K Haidopoulou, A Makedou, and G Varlamis Book Reviews © 2006 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Royal Australasian College of Phy Volume Contents NUMBER 4, APRIL 2006 Editorial Comment Sweat testing for cystic fibrosis: How good is your laboratory? J Massie Review Article Evidence for a causal association between oral polio vaccine and transverse myelitis: A case history and review of the Literature H Kelly Original Articles Sweat testing for cystic fibrosis: A review of New Zealand lehoratories R Mackay, P George and J Kirk Measles immunity and immunisation status in Australian children 1 to 4 years of age GG Hogg, RJ Darlington, KG Hogg and R Lester Rapid sterilisation of cerebrospinal fluid in meningococcal meningitis: Implications for treatment duration JM Crosswell, WR Nicholson and DR Lennon Clinical course of hospitalised children infected with human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus BM Morrow, M Hatherill, HEM Smuts, J Yeats, R Pitcher and AC Argent Doses of systemic corticosteroids in hospitalised children with acute asthma: A systematic review L Zhang and RA Mendoza Kawasaki disease in New Zealand P Heaton, N Wilson, R Nicholson, J Doran, A Parsons and G Aiken Hypoallergenic formula prescribing practices in Australia A Kemp Rotavirus hospitalisation in New Zealand children under 3 years of age K Grimwood, QS Huang, C Cohet, IA Gosling, SM Hook, DW Teele, RE Pinnock, WR Nicholson, DA Graham, AP Farrell, P Leadbitter and DR Lennon Antibiotic prescribing rates for acute otitis media in a paediatric emergency department K Steinmann and FE Babl Are general practitioners equipped to detect child overweight/obesity? Survey and audit B Gerner, Z McCallum, J Sheehan, C Harris and M Wake Continuing Education Instructive Cases Vertebral collapse in an 8-year-old girl T Walls, J Bate and K Moshal H-type tracheoesophageal fistula masquerading as achalasia cardia in a 13-year-old child J Ng, J Bartram, B Antao, M Everard and R Shawis Editorial Correspondence: Case Notes Unrecognised infection in a cystic fibrosis patient K Asiah, YA Hanifah, MZ Norzila, L Hasniah and A Rusanida Combination pharmacotherapy for seven neonatal pulmonary hypertension PM Filan, PN McDougall and LS Shekerdemian Letters to the Editor Book Reviews © 2006 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Royah@iligtralasian College of Physicians) Volume Contents NUMBER 5, MAY 2006 Editorial Comments Intussusception in the Northern Territory AJA Holland Community child health in Australia: The road ahead F Oberklaid Review Article Evolution of non-operative management for blunt splenic trauma in children SR Thompson and AJA Holland Original Articles Intussusception in the Northern Territory: The incidence is low in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children RJ Webby, JE Bines, GL Barnes, H Tindall, V Krause and M Patel Adrenomediullin and total nitrite levels in children with familial Mediterranean fever A Balat, | Islek, M Cekmen, M Yiirekli, D Tekin, A Muslu and S Sahinoz Capsule endoscopy: A new technology for investigating obscure gastrointestinal bleeding EJ Elliott, DC ameron and G Davidson Predicting respiratory syncytial virus hospitalisation in Australian children CA Reeve, JS Whitehall, PG Buettner, R Norton, DM Reeve and F Francis Cost-effectiveness of respiratory syncytial virus prophylaxis with palivizumab CA Reeve, JS Whitehall, PG Buettner, R Norton, DM Reeve and F Francis Cytomegalovirus-associated protracted diarrhoea in an immunocompetent boy M Shimizu, K Ohta, H Wada, R Sumita, A Yachie and S Koizumi Seizures, ataxia, developmental delay and the general paediatrician: Glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome DJ Coman, KG Sinclair, CJ Burke, DB Appleton, JT Pelekanos, CM O'Neil, GB Wallace, FG Bowling, D Wang, DC De Vivo and JJ McGill Hepatitis B vaccination is effective for babies weighing less than 1800 g W-B Lian, SK-Y Ho and C-L Yeo Inflammatory measures in children with obstructive sleep apnoea CS Tam, M Wong, R McBain, S Bailey and KA Waters Disclosure of HIV/AIDS diagnosis to HIV-infected children in Thailand P Oberdorfer, T Puthanakit, O Louthrenoo, C Charnsil, V Sirisanthana and T Sirisanthana Breastfeeding and obesity at 14 years: A cohort study L Shields, M O’Callaghan, GM Williams, JM Najman and W Bor Viewpoint Community paediatrics: Soft science or firm foundations? JAS Smith and M McDowell Commentaries on Viewpoint Community paediatrics in transition C Skellern Growth and development are fundamental dynamics for paediatrics N Wigg Pragmatism and idealism in community child health G Vimpani Community paediatrics and children’s health: An idea whose time has come S Goldfeld Continuing Education Ethics Forum Withdrawal of neonatal mechanical ventilation against the parents’ wishes D Isaacs, H Kilham, A Gordon, H Jeffery, W Tarnow-Mordi, J Woolnough, J Hamblin and B Tobin Instructive Case Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn: Be aware of hypercalcaemia F Borgia, L De Pasquale, C Cacace, P Meo, C Guarneri and SP Cannavo Editorial Correspondence: Case Note Omenn syndrome: Therapeutic effects of cyclosporin S Rego, A Kemp, M Wong and P Knight Letter to the Editor Book Review © 2006 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Royal Australasian College of Physicians) Volume Contents NUMBER 6, JUNE 2006 Editorial Comment Is attendance of a paediatrician at elective Caesarean sections routinely indicated? Di Tudehope Review Article Prevention of intraventricular haemorrhage: A role for recombinant activated factor VII? JD Robertson Original Articles Attendance of paediatricians at elective Caesarean sections performed under regional anaesthesia: Is it warranted? N Atherton, SJ Parsons and P Mansfield Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity requiring treatment in infants born greater than 30 weeks’ gestation and with a birthweight greater than 1250 g from 1998 to 2002: A regional study MAT Ahmed, M Duncan and A Kent for the NICUS Group Musculoskeletal findings in obese children AL de Sa Pinto, PM de Barros Holanda, AS Radu, SMF Villares and FR Lima Serious injury is associated with suboptimal restraint use in child motor vehicle occupants J Brown, ME McCaskill, M Henderson and LE Bilston Lignocaine and chlorhexidine toxicity in children resulting from mouth paint ingestion: A bottling problem CR Balit, A-M Lynch, SP Gilmore, L Murray and GK Isbister Cellulitis in childhood invasive pneumococcal disease: A population-based study JB Gubbay, PB Mcintyre and RE Gilmour Comparison of new generation motion-resistant pulse oximeters J Townshend, BJ Taylor, B Galland and S Williams Foetal and neonatal autopsy rates and use of tissue for research: The influence of ‘organ retention’ controversy and new consent process TY Khong and AR Tanner Polioviruses and other enteroviruses isolated from faecal samples of patients with acute flaccid paralysis in Australia, 1996-2004 H Kelly, KA Brussen, A Lawrence, E Elliot, J Pearn and B Thorley Health service utilisation of a regional cohort of very preterm infants over the first 2 years of life D Gray, LJ Woodward, C Spencer, TE Inder and NC Austin Continuing Eduction Hearing impaired neonate: Role of the paediatrician PE Mutton and KM Peacock instructive Case Neonatal urinary ascites in renal candidal infection AHI Sie, N Patel and N Spenceley Editorial Correspondence Case Notes Successful treatment of cytomegalovirus-associated haemophagocytic syndrome following paediatric orthotopic liver transplantation W Hardikar, K Pang, H Al-Hebbi, N Curtis and R Couper Cushing syndrome, adrenal suppression and local corticosteroid use R Hameed and MR Zacharin Letters to the Editor Book Reviews Corrigendum © 2006 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (RoyalAustralasian College of Physicians) Volume Contents NUMBER 7/8, JULY/AUGUST 2006 Editorial Comment Identifying and managing childhood obesity: We can do it better LA Baur Review Article Contemporary Australian outcomes in childhood and adolescent type 1 diabetes: 10 years post the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial GR Ambler, J Fairchild, ME Craig and FJ Cameron Original Articles Recognition and management of childhood overweight and obesity by clinicians NJ Spurrier, A Magarey and C Wong Exercise myocardial perfusion stress testing in children with Kawasaki disease CWT Lim, KT Ho and SC Quek Features of Kawasaki disease at the extremes of age K-Y Lee, J-H Hong, J-W Han, J-S Lee, B-C Lee and D Burgner Nodding off or switching off? The use of popular media as a sleep aid in secondary-school children S Eggermont and JV den Bulck Sexually transmitted infections in alleged sexual abuse of children and adolescents P Kelly and J Koh Knowledge of sudden infant death syndrome prevention strategies in a multicultural, disadvantaged community L Kemp, E Harris and R Chavez Sudden infant death syndrome and unascertainable deaths: Trends and disparities among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants born in Western Australia from 1980 to 2001 inclusive CJ Freemantle, AW Read, NH de Klerk, D McAullay, IP Anderson and FJ Stanley Risk factors for reduced lung function in Australian Aboriginal children /K Bucens, A Reid and SM Sayers Audit of feeding practices in babies <1200 g or 30 weeks gestation during the first month of life BE Cormack and FH Bloomfield Post-neonatal mortality by rurality and Indigenous status in Queensland M Coory, R Hockey, V Flenady and P Woodgate instructive Case Broad-range polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of Bartonella henselae endocarditis T Walls, K Moshal, J Trounce, J Hartley, K Harris and G Davies Editorial Correspondence Case Notes Methimazole-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis in a 12-year-old girl K Ziora, J Oswiecimska, K Broll-Waska, M Szczepanska, K Szprynger, W Pieniazek, M Pindycka-Piaszczynska, S Sakiel and M Kawecki Cross-sensitivity in a child with anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome KL Kwong, SY Lam, YS Lui, SN Wong and KT So Aorta coarctation presenting with intracranial aneurysm rupture O Hidaoglu, S Kurul, H Cakmakci, S Men, U Yis and E Dirik Letters to the Editor Book Reviews © 2006 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Royal Australasian College of Physicians) Volume Contents NUMBER 9, SEPTEMBER 2006 Editorial Comment Asthma friendly schools: The importance of school policy for children with asthma SM Sawyer Review Article Tumour surveillance in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and hemihyperplasia: A critical review of the evidence and suggested guidelines for local practice TY Tan and DJ Amor Position Paper National policy on asthma management for schools RL Henry, S Lough and C Mellis Original Articles Three-year audit of the hyperphenylalaninaemia/phenylketonuria spectrum in Victoria A Boneh, DE Francis, M Humphrey, HJ Upton and HL Peters Does necrotising enterocolitis impact the neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes in preterm infants with birthweight <1250 g? AS Soraisham, HJ Amin, MY Al-Hindi, N Singhal and RS Sauve Prior leg massage decreases pain responses to heel stick in preterm babies S Jain, PK umar and DD McMillan Rotavirus and other enteropathogens in childhood acute diarrhoea: A study of two centres in Malaysia WS Lee, G Rajasekaran, S Pee, R Karunakaran, HH Hassan and SD Puthucheary Sleep and adolescence. Do New Zealand teenagers get enough? TF Dorofaeff and S Denny Burden of severe rotavirus disease in Australia AT Newall, R Macintyre, H Wang, B Hull and K Macartney Use of the Internet by parents of paediatric patients BK Wainstein, K Sterling-Levis, SA Baker, J Taitz and M Brydon Parental attitudes to the identification of their infants as carriers of cystic fibrosis by newborn screening S Lewis, L Curnow, M Ross and J Massie Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine and use among children in South Australia C Smith and K Eckert Debate Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Are we medicating for social disadvantage? (For) D Isaacs Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Are we medicating for social disadvantage? (Against) D Efron instructive Case Juvenile Huntington disease N Geevasinga, FH Richards, KJ Jones and MM Ryan Editorial Correspondence Case Notes White button mushroom food hypersensitivity in a child MHK Ho and DJ Hill Exposure to open tuberculosis on a neonatal unit D Isaacs, CA Jones, D Dalton, T Cripps, L Vidler, M Rochefort, E Bide, P Banner and H Crawford Successful management of lymphangiomatosis and chylothorax in a 7-month-old infant S Burgess, M Harris, C Dakin, P Borzi, C Ryan and D Cooper Letter to the Editor © 2006 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (RayalAustralasian College of Physicians) Volume Contents NUMBER 10, OCTOBER 2006 Editorial Comment Global implementation of WHO clinical guidelines to improve child survival: The need for collaboration, resources and action T Duke Review Articles Critical appraisal of the management of severe malnutrition: 1. Epidemiology and treatment guidelines DR Brewster Critical appraisal of the management of severe malnutrition: 2. Dietary management DR Brewster Critical appraisal of the management of severe malnutrition: 3. Complications DR Brewster Critical appraisal of the management of severe malnutrition: 4. Implications for Aboriginal child health in northern Australia DR Brewster Original Articles Treatment burden and health-related quality of life of children with diabetes, cystic fibrosis and asthma T Ziaian, MG Sawyer, KE Reynolds, JA Carbone, JJ Clark, PA Baghurst, JJ Couper, D Kennedy, AJ Martin, RE Staugas and DJ French Pharmacokinetic profile of once daily intravenous tobramycin in children with cystic fibrosis J Massie and N Cranswick Post-neonatally acquired cerebral palsy in Victoria, Australia, 1970-1999 SM Reid, A Lanigan and DS Reddihough Antibiotic prescribing for childhood febrile illness by primary care doctors in Malaysia CL Teng, H Nik-Sherina, CJ Ng, YC Chia and AS Atiya Is elective surgery traumatic for children and their parents? G Ben-Amitay, | Kosov, A Reiss, P Toren, R Yoran-Hegesh, M Kotler and T Mozes Sleep architecture in children with adenoidal hypertrophy X-W Zhang, F Zhou, Y Li, Z-T Huang and Z-L Wang Effect of multiple birth on infant mortality in Bangladesh R Hong Effects of extremely early enteral feeding on plasma glicentin levels in very-low-birthweight infants T Shimizu, R Tadokoro, N Kaneko, M Suzuki, K Tanaka, K Shinohara, S Shiga and Y Yamashiro Intravenous frusemide for transient tachypnoea of the newborn: A randomised controlled trial N Karabayir and S Kavuncuoglu Safety and efficacy of blood glucose management practices at a diabetes camp H Gunasekera and G Ambler Instructive Case Vaginal foreign body in childhood: A multidisciplinary approach E Deligeoroglou, A Deliveliotou, V Laggari, P Tsimaris and G Creatsas 118-hydroxylase deficiency masked by alternative medicines R Greaves, P Poomthavorn and M Zacharin Editorial Correspondence Case Note insulin-induced oedema in children and adolescents D Mamoulakis, M Bitsori, E Galanakis, M Raissaki and M Kalmanti Letters to the Editor © 2006 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Royal Australasian College of Physicians Volume Contents NUMBER 11, NOVEMBER 2006 Editorial Comment Case for varicella surveillance in Australia E Peadon, D Burgner, M Nissen, J Buttery, Y Zurynski, E Elliott, M Gold, H Marshall and R Booy Review Article Vaccination for the paediatrician N Wood, P Mcintyre and M Wong Original Articles Determinants of sufficient daily activity in Australian primary school children A Spinks, A Macpherson, C Bain and R McClure Hospital services for children in the Solomon Islands: Rebuilding after the civil conflict J Auto, T Nasi, D Ogaoga, J Kelly and T Duke Sleep-wake cycles in obese children with and without binge-eating episodes O Tzischinsky and Y Latzer Low incidence of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency among Filipinos with neonatal cholestatis JJ Tan, EM Cutiongco-dela Paz, JMC Avila and GV Gregorio Diagnosis of foetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol use in pregnancy: A survey of paediatricians’ knowledge, attitudes and practice EJ Elliott, J Payne, E Haan and C Bower Impact of antenatal screening on the presentation of infants with congenital heart disease to a cardiology unit C Chew, S Stone, SM Donath and DJ Penny Descriptive epidemiology of small screen recreation among Australian adolescents LL Hardy, TA Dobbins, EA Denney-Wilson, AD Okely and ML Booth Oral baclofen in children with cerebral palsy: A double-blind cross-over pilot study A Scheinberg, K Hall, LT Lam and S O'Flaherty Evaluation of first unprovoked seizures in children by general paediatricians in New Zealand RE Johnson and MA Nolan Caring for adolescents with mental health problems: Challenges in the emergency department C Stewart, M Spicer and FE Babl Instructive Cases Fever and urticaria in an African refugee D Shorter, |M akone and EJ Elliott Spin on perinatal testicular torsion N Samnakay, D Tudehope and R Walker Neonatal seizures from in utero venlafaxine exposure RK Pakalapati, S Bolisetty, M-P Austin and J Oei Family matters: A twelve-year-old male with respiratory symptoms, cachexia and clubbing JE MacLean, S Mahant, A Bitnun, S Read, M Capra and M Solomon Editorial Correspondence Case Note Intracardiac thrombus causing systemic embolism in a child with idiopathic ventricular tachycardia and heterozygous activated protein C resistance K Scheer, F Wild, H Kottkamp, R Battellini, PS chneider and M Weidenbach Letters to the Editor Book Reviews Abstracts Abstracts of the Paediatrics and Child Health Division, RACP Annual Scientific Meeting, May 2006 © 2006 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Royal Australasian College of Physicians)