Abstract：
:Infants born prematurely before 37 weeks of gestational age (GA) have particular anatomical, immunological and metabolic characteristics that predispose them, even in the absence of diseases at birth, to severe morbidity. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of hospitalization for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in the first year of life, as well as an important cause of respiratory outcomes as recurrent wheezing in industrialized countries or mortality in developing countries. Prematurity is an important risk factor for hospitalization for severe RSV disease, but epidemiological, environmental and demographic risk factors also play a role in RSV infection. Currently, there is no effective antiviral therapy for the treatment of RSV infection, nor the possibility of using maternal immunization or vaccination of children to prevent infection, although numerous preclinical and clinical studies are still ongoing. Passive immunization with palivizumab has been shown to be safe and effective in preventing RSV hospitalization in children at greater risk of contracting a serious infection. Costs associated with palivizumab prophylaxis and its monthly intramuscularly administration has prompted many health institutions of different countries to implement specific recommendations, with the aim of protecting at risk infants for whom RSV infection is likely to cause serious illness or death. The cost-effectiveness ratio of prophylaxis, related to reduce hospitalization costs and the impact of the burden of RSV disease worldwide, greatly affects the drafting and the adoption of specific recommendations and the adherence to them, concerning the passive immunization with palivizumab.
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Minerva Pediatrjournal_title
Minerva pediatricaauthors
Del Vecchio A,Franco C,Del Vecchio K,Umbaldo A,Capasso L,Raimondi Fdoi
10.23736/S0026-4946.18.05300-8subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-12-01 00:00:00pages
579-588issue
6eissn
0026-4946issn
1827-1715pii
S0026-4946.18.05300-8journal_volume
70pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited, prematurely lethal rare disease affecting more than 85,000 people worldwide. CF is caused by more than 2000 loss-of-function mutations in the gene coding for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). This review summarizes recent advances in the etiological t...
journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.19.05506-3
更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to investigate the use of methylene blue in perioperative identification of the patent processus vaginalis in a group of boys presenting with congenital or recurrent hydrocele where surgery was performed by junior surgeons in training. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the notes o...
journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.17.04661-8
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
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doi：
更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：AIM:To verify the efficacy of botulinus toxin A (TB-A) in treating children with neuropathic bladder secondary to myelomeningocele (MMC) with detrusor hyperactivity/low compliance, resistance to pharmacological therapy, and candidates for enterocystoplasty. METHODS:From January 2002 to June 2003, a group of 7 patients...
journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Authors describe an uncommon case of growth retardation; the clinical and radiological elements that the Authors to a diagnosis of spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia (SED) are noted; they compare this to other diagnosis of different types of growth retardation, they underline the necessity of taking these rare types int...
journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.20.05968-X
更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.18.05235-0
更新日期：2019-05-23 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.16.04337-1
更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.18.04911-3
更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：: ...
journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 社论
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.18.05437-3
更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.20.05913-7
更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 信件
doi：10.23736/S0026-4946.19.05297-6
更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The remarkable effectiveness of surfactant in neonatology suggested its use also in adults as well as in children on the basis of the pulmonary pathophysiology. We describe a case of an 18 month-old child affected by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to asphyxy by gastric juice inhalation, successfully tr...
journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：AIM:The median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) for schoolchildren was 90 microg/L in Biella and 136 microg/L in Novara in survey carried out in 1995-1996. Biella resulted as iodine deficiency area and Novara as iodine sufficient area. Aim of our study was to assess goiter prevalence by ultrasonography in Biella and ...
journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Recently, the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adolescence is higher than the prevalence of PTSD in adult populations. PTSD and suicidality are often found in populations of adolescents presenting with other emotional disorders (particularly mood disorders), traumatic grief, childhood abuse, and/...
journal_title：Minerva pediatrica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00
