Serotype distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive infections and acute otitis media in children.

abstract：:We report two Chinese boys with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome presenting with gastro-intestinal bleeding, eczema and recurrent infection. They had thrombocytopenia and the mean platelet volume was small. Serum IgG and IgA were elevated and lymphocyte proliferation in response to phytohaemagglutinin, concanavalin A and poke...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Lau YL,Jones BM,Low LC,Wong SN,Leung NK

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of ventilation strategies are now available for the neonate. This review has focused on new information, that is, studies published since 2000 and the implication of their results for current clinical practice. Meta-analysis of randomised trials has demonstrated that assist control and synchronous inter...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Greenough A,Sharma A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Randomly estimated fasting hyperglycaemia in an asymptomatic individual may represent the first sign of pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction. OBJECTIVE:We aimed at specifying the genetic aetiology of asymptomatic hyperglycaemia in a cohort of children and adolescents. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:We analysed the aet...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Feigerlová E,Pruhová S,Dittertová L,Lebl J,Pinterová D,Kolostová K,Cerná M,Pedersen O,Hansen T

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Co-trimoxazole is an effective antibacterial agent for the prophylaxis of urinary tract infection. Because experimental evidence raises the possibility that high-dose cotrimoxazole might interfere with normal somatic growth, the longitudinal growth and growth velocities were analysed in 114 girls receiving long-term, ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Smellie JM,Preece MA,Paton AM

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a preterm infant with severe idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome (iRDS, hyaline membrane disease) who needed artificial ventilation with high inspiratory pressure, high frequencies, 100% oxygen and developed a symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus (sPDA) in the course of the disease. The infant was giv...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Schuster V,von Stockhausen HB,Seyberth HW

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pentoxifylline (PTX) is a candidate adjuvant medication for the treatment of sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants. There is only limited data on safety and compatibility with other commonly used intravenous medications. This retrospective single-center study of 198 preterm infants (September 2012-Se...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Schüller SS,Kempf K,Unterasinger L,Strunk T,Berger A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is an inflammatory cytokine-related disorder associated with overproduction of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, and IL-18. Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a critical and lethal complication of sJIA. Therefore, prompt induction of remission in the active phase of sJIA is ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Miyazono A,Abe J,Ogura M,Sato M,Fujimaru T,Kamei K,Ito S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being one of the most common congenital defects in boys, the etiology of hypospadias remains largely unknown. In this case-referent study, we evaluated a wide spectrum of potential risk factors for hypospadias. Cases were identified from the hospital information system, and referents were recruited through the...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Brouwers MM,Feitz WF,Roelofs LA,Kiemeney LA,de Gier RP,Roeleveld N

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-month-old male infant was seen because of an asymptomatic undescended left testis and a right sided abdominal mass. CT revealed a calcified retroperitoneal tumour. Histological examination of surgical specimens showed a mature primary teratoma of the contralateral undescended testis. While this is very rare, infan...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Azumagawa K,Mimaki T,Tanoue H,Mino M

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In neonatology, the early prediction of length-of-stay (LOS) may help in decision making. We retrospectively studied the accuracy of two LOS prediction models, namely a multiple linear regression model (MR) and an artificial neural network (ANN). Preterm neonates (n = 2144) were randomly assigned to a traini...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Zernikow B,Holtmannspötter K,Michel E,Hornschuh F,Groote K,Hennecke KH

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) secondary to congenital portosystemic shunts (CPSS). Thirty-three pediatric patients diagnosed in our institution with CPSS between 2012 and 2019 were enrolled in this s...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Wu J,Lu Y,Zhao W,Shen J,Li F,Zhang H,Chen Q,Fu L

更新日期：2020-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of trichothiodystrophy (TTD) without photosensitivity is reported in an 8-year-old girl. Electron microscopic (EM) examination of the keratinocytes showed fibrillary bundles in the cytoplasm thinner and less electron dense than those of the normal cells and large membrane-bound vacuoles filled with granular-fil...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Fois A,Balestri P,Calvieri S,Zampetti M,Giustini S,Stefanini M,Lagomarsini P

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical pharmacists provide beneficial services to adult patients, though their benefits for paediatric hospital patients are less defined. Five databases were searched using the MeSH terms 'clinical pharmacist', 'paediatric/paediatric', 'hospital', and 'intervention' for studies with paediatric patients conducted in...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Drovandi A,Robertson K,Tucker M,Robinson N,Perks S,Kairuz T

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All 270 patients presenting with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura over a 13-year period from a total childhood population of 155,000 were studied. This is an incidence of 13.5/100,000 children per year. Fifty-five (20%) were found to have initial evidence of renal involvement, and were re-examined at a mean of 8.3 years later...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Stewart M,Savage JM,Bell B,McCord B

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Aim of our study was to evaluate Doppler renal blood flow velocity in asphyxiated neonates and to correlate renal function to Doppler findings. Doppler renal blood flow velocity was evaluated in 23 severely asphyxiated neonates born at a gestational age > 32 weeks and compared to our standard Doppler data ob...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Luciano R,Gallini F,Romagnoli C,Papacci P,Tortorolo G

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Through a systematic review and meta-analyses, we aimed to determine predictors for place of death among children. We searched online databases for studies published between 2008 and 2019 comprising original quantitative data on predictors for place of death among children. Data regarding study design, population char...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Wolff SL,Christiansen CF,Nielsen MK,Johnsen SP,Schroeder H,Neergaard MA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac function is impaired in adults or children with hypothyroidism and it can be reversed by levothyroxine (L-T(4)) substitution therapy. However, only a few studies are available on left and right ventricular function in neonates with congenital hypothyroidism (CH), most of which were performed with standard echo...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Mao S,Wang Y,Jiang G,Zhao Z

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the epidemiology and risk factors of adrenal crises (AC) in children with adrenal insufficiency (AI). Children diagnosed with AI between 1990 and 2017 at four Israeli pediatric endocrinology units were studied. Demographic and clinical data were retrieved retrospectively from their f...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Eyal O,Levin Y,Oren A,Zung A,Rachmiel M,Landau Z,Schachter-Davidov A,Segev-Becker A,Weintrob N

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Impaired vitamin K status in cystic fibrosis (CF) has been considered as a newly emerged pathogenetic factor for reduced bone mineral density (BMD). OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of vitamin K supplementation in managing bone formation abnormalities in children and adolescents with C...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Nicolaidou P,Stavrinadis I,Loukou I,Papadopoulou A,Georgouli H,Douros K,Priftis KN,Gourgiotis D,Matsinos YG,Doudounakis S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been some limited progress in the understanding of the basic defect in Wilson disease and the gene concerned has been located to the chromosome region 13q14. Treatment with zinc has emerged as a definite alternative to penicillamine administration and some shortcomings and/or hazards of both forms of therapy...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Danks DM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated polymorphonuclear leucocyte (PMN) chemotaxis and cortisol levels in cord blood from 15 healthy term infants delivered by caesarean section and from 15 healthy vaginally delivered term infants. Mean neutrophil chemotaxis was significantly higher in infants delivered by caesarean section (78.3 +/- 23.4 micr...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Gasparoni A,Chirico G,De Amici D,Marconi M,Belloni C,Mingrat G,Rondini G

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here our findings in two Japanese siblings who experienced recurrent bacterial and viral infections since early infancy. Recent symptoms included diarrhoea, conjunctivitis, rashes, headache, sore throat, joint pain, vomiting and vertigo, all similar to those seen in toxic shock syndrome, except for shock. Th...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Higuchi S,Awata H,Nunoi H,Tsuchiya H,Naoe H,Igarashi H,Matsuda I

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following ion-exchange chromatography and subsequent thin-layer chromatography, 3 peculiar oligosaccharide excretion patterns were distinguished in 3 patients with beta-galactosidase deficiency. Each patient differed clinically and it is proposed that this method may be of use in characterizing various forms of beta-g...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Sewell AC,Gehler J,Spranger J

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To investigate the toxic effect of tobacco smoke on the fetus, we measured in cord blood the concentrations of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), the principal serum protein in early ontogenic development, and erythropoietin (EPO), as an index of chronic fetal hypoxia. A total of 103 consecutively enrolled term newbor...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Beratis NG,Varvarigou A,Christophidou M,Vassilakos P,Tsapanos V,Kourounis G

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections and hospitalizations in children aged < 2 years. The aim of this retrospective, single-centre study was to examine the characteristics of patients admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with RSV infection followin...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Butt ML,Symington A,Janes M,Elliott L,Steele S,Paes BA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is a widely used ventilatory support in children with bronchiolitis in the intensive care setting. No data is available on HFNC use in the general pediatric ward. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of HFNC oxygen therapy in infants hospitalized in a pediatric...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Bressan S,Balzani M,Krauss B,Pettenazzo A,Zanconato S,Baraldi E

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of complicated urinary tract infection in children is still a matter of debate. In our hospital, antimicrobial treatment is initiated intravenously, and the duration of this treatment is adapted according to the results of a Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy. AIM:This study wa...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Ferreiro C,Piepsz A,Nogarède C,Tondeur M,Hainaut M,Levy J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report on two mentally retarded sibs with similar anomalies (sagittal craniosynostosis, complex cardiovascular malformations, mandibular ankylosis) and various dysmorphic features. They could represent a "new" probably monogenic syndrome. ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Pfeiffer RA,Singer H,Zschiesche S

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In a prospective study, brain ultrasound scans were performed in 42 newborns (median birth weight 1700 g, range 1020-3720 g; gestational age 32 weeks, 26-36) to reveal peri-intraventricular haemorrhage (PIVH) (grades I-IV) as well as echodensities (ED) and/or periventricular leucomalacia (PVL). ECG and arter...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Grönlund JU,Korvenranta H,Kero P,Jalonen J,Välimäki IA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescence is a period characterized by rapid physical maturation, involving bodily changes that often necessitate a reorganization of self-perception. The current study investigated the impact of menarche on the determinants of quality of life in healthy female adolescents. Data were collected from 361 healthy femal...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Mastorci F,Piaggi P,Bastiani L,Trivellini G,Doveri C,Casu A,Vassalle C,Pingitore A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00