Peak SBT titers of 1 8 or greater yield high cure rates for acute osteomyelitis in children; data are limited in adults.
For these children, data were collected retrospectively for 2003 and 2004 and prospectively since 2005.
To compare growth of EvC patients to healthy children, data were shown in Dutch growth charts.
For all children, data were collected on maternal (prenatal and delivery) and neonatal histories.
In total, for 420 children data were available for both the first and second phase of the study.
For all included children, data were recorded on haemoglobin (Hb) concentration and common parasitic infections (Plasmodium falciparum, hookworm and schistosomes) and socioeconomic indicators.
For all children data were collected on demographics, reason for the emergency department visit, the referrer, the treating specialist and the diagnosis at discharge.
GMs, means, and percentiles of hair Hg levels for children and women, respectively, are presented in Tables 1 and 2. For children, data are presented by race/ethnicity, fish consumption, shellfish consumption, and hair treatment group (Table 1).
The parent and child data were subjected to separate two-way ANOVAs (condition × time).
The sample included two pairs of twins; mother and child data was adjusted to avoid duplication.
Complete parent and child data were available for 1258 children (males: 50.2%), with a mean age of 8.2 years (Standard deviation SD = 1.50).
