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Risk factors for the development of neonatal sepsis in a neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital of Nepal by Manandhar, Sulochana, Amatya, Puja, Ansari, Imran, Joshi, Niva, Maharjan, Nhukesh, Dongol, Sabina, Basnyat, Buddha, Dixit, Sameer M, Baker, Stephen, Karkey, Abhilasha

“…Abstract Background Sepsis is an overwhelming and life-threatening response to bacteria in bloodstream and a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality…”
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Pediatric acute liver failure: An experience of a pediatric intensive care unit from resource limited settings by Amatya, Puja, Kapalavai, Sudeep Kumar, Deep, Akash, Sankaranarayanan, Srinivas, Krupanandan, Ravikumar, Sadasivam, Kalaimaran, Ramachandran, Bala

“…Introduction Pediatric acute liver failure is a rare and serious disease. Though liver transplantation is considered as the established treatment option for…”
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Prevalence of Kawasaki Disease in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study by Rajak, Kripa, Twayana, Anu Radha, Shrestha, Rashmi, Amatya, Puja, Ghimire, Calvin

“…Introduction: Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of unknown etiology. The epidemiological data available for Nepal remains insufficient. In Nepal,…”
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279: CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOME OF MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN IN NEPAL by Amatya, Puja, Rajbhandari, Rateena, Tuladhar, Sucharita, Bijukchhe, Sanjeev, Shah, Ganesh, Shrestha, Shrijana, Basnet, Sangita

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1254: Sepsis Survey of Pediatricians Working in Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Nepal by Basnet, Sangita, Amatya, Puja, Shrestha, Dhruba, Sharma, Arun, Bista, Krishna

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Extravasation Injuries, Pressure Ulcers and Ocular Surface Disorders in a Tertiary Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in South India by Amatya, Puja, Sadasivam, Kalaimaran

“…Introduction: Extravasation injuries, pressure ulcers (PU), and ocular surface disorders (OSD) like exposure keratitis are common problems that we encounter in…”
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Modified Sick Neonatal Score (MSNS) in Predicting the Outcome of Neonates in Tertiary Care Hospital by Twanbasu, Sajal, Amatya, Puja, Shah, Ganesh

“…Introduction: Neonatal disease severity scoring systems are widely used to predict severity of illness. Existing scoring systems contain variables like pH, PO2…”
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Evaluation of Acute and Convalescent Antibody Concentration Against Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharides for the Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Infection in Children with Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Carter, Michael J, Shrestha, Sonu, O'Reilly, Peter, Gurung, Pallavi, Gurung, Meeru, Thorson, Stephen, Kandasamy, Rama, Voysey, Merryn, O'Mahony, Elizabeth, Kelly, Sarah, Ansari, Imran, Shah, Ganesh, Amatya, Puja, Tcherniaeva, Irina, Berbers, Guy, Murdoch, David R, Pollard, Andrew J, Shrestha, Shrijana, Kelly, Dominic F

“…We evaluated whether the quantification of IgG to pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides is an accurate diagnostic test for pneumococcal infection in children…”
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Nepal Pediatric Society Guidelines for the Safe Transport of Critically Ill Children in Nepal by Amatya, Puja, Shrestha, Dhruba, Joshi, Suchita, Sharma, Arun, Shrestha, Shrijana, Basnet, Sangita

“…Transport of critically ill children is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality in developing countries due to the lack of adequate resources…”
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Clinical and Demographic Profiles of Children Presenting with Acetaminophen Induced Acute Liver Failure in a Tertiary Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of South India by Amatya, Puja, Kapalavai, Sudeep Kumar, Krupanandan, Ravi Kumar, Sadasivam, Kalaimaran, Sankaranarayanan, Srinivas, Ramachandran, Bala

“…Introduction: Acetaminophen (APAP) is the most widely used over-the-counter antipyretic and analgesic medicine in children. Although hepatic failure and death…”
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Culture and Sensitivity Pattern of Urinary Tract Infection in Hospitalized Children in Patan Hospital by Amatya, Puja, Joshi, Suchita, Shrestha, Shrijana

“…Introduction: Urinary tract infection is one of the most common infections in children. Antibiotics are usually given empirically before urine culture reports…”
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Handwashing Practices in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and Neonatal Nurseries in Patan Hospital by Suchita Joshi, Puja Amatya, Bibek Poudel, Saroj Adhikari Yadav

“…Background: Hand hygiene has been identified as the single most important factor in minimising hospital acquired infections. However, compliance of handwashing…”
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Nepal Paediatric Society Guideline for use of Antibiotics in Critically ill Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Shrestha, Dhruba, Amatya, Puja, Sharma, Arun, Shrestha, Shrijana, Sharma, Yograj, Pathak, Santosh, Pokharel, Prakash Jyoti, Shrestha, Nipun, Pokhrel, Santosh, Dongol, Srijana, Raya, Ganendra Bhakta, Ghimire, Amrit, Koirala, Janak, Basnet, Sangita

“…Justification: Overuse and administration of unnecessary and inappropriate antibiotics are the leading causes for the increased antimicrobial resistance…”
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Nepal Paediatric Society Clinical Guidance for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Paediatric Intensive Care Units in Nepal by Basnet, Sangita, Shrestha, Dhruba, Amatya, Puja, Sharma, Arun, Bajracharya, Binod Lal, Shrestha, Anil, Shrestha, Sudeep, Rajchal, Pramila, Kafle, Raju, Shrestha, Devendra, Puri, Sangeeta, Bhatta, Anwesh, Pathak, Om Krishna, Shrestha, Shrijana

“…Justification: Sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Nepal. There is a lack of standardisation in the management of severe sepsis and septic…”
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Clinical and Ultrasonographic Measurement of Liver Size in Normal Children by Amatya, Puja, Shah, Dheeraj, Gupta, Natasha, Bhatta, Nisha K.

“…Objectives To measure the normal range of dimensions of liver in children of various age groups and to compare the liver measurement obtained by…”
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Assessment of an Antibody-in-Lymphocyte Supernatant Assay for the Etiological Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Children by Carter, Michael J, Gurung, Pallavi, Jones, Claire, Rajkarnikar, Shristy, Kandasamy, Rama, Gurung, Meeru, Thorson, Stephen, Gautam, Madhav C, Prajapati, Krishna G, Khadka, Bibek, Maharjan, Anju, Knight, Julian C, Murdoch, David R, Darton, Thomas C, Voysey, Merryn, Wahl, Brian, O'Brien, Katherine L, Kelly, Sarah, Ansari, Imran, Shah, Ganesh, Ekström, Nina, Melin, Merit, Pollard, Andrew J, Kelly, Dominic F, Shrestha, Shrijana

“…New diagnostic tests for the etiology of childhood pneumonia are needed. We evaluated the antibody-in-lymphocyte supernatant (ALS) assay to detect…”
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Handwashing Practices in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and Neonatal Nurseries in Patan Hospital by Joshi, S, Amatya, P, Poudel, B, Yadav, S A

“…Hand hygiene has been identified as the single most important factor in minimising hospital acquired infections. However, compliance of handwashing guidelines…”
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