Child Health and Nutrition Research in Africa
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Dr D E Ballot

University of the Witwatersrand - Dept of Paediatrics
Contact Details
E-mailballotde@medicine.wits.ac.za
Telephone+27 11 488-4246
Fax+27 11 488-4273
Research Interests
Neonatology & Infant Nutrition
Keywords
Health and Disease - Perinatal, Nutrition - Other nutritional
Publications
Factors associated with poor prognosis in very -low-birthweight infants
S Afr Med J 1996; 86: 1457-60
Principal Author: Ballot DE et al

Birth asphyxia- presenting the case for "A stitch in Time"
S Afr Med J 1999; 89: 326-332

Use of C-reactive protein to guide duration of empiric antibiotic therapy in suspected early neonatal sepsis.
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2000;19:531-535

Serial interleukin 6 measurements in the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis
J Trop Pediatr 2000;46:267-271

Is prophylaxis of early onset Group B streptococcal disease appropriate for South Africa
S Afr Med J 2001;91:850-860