Multidrug resistant Gram-negative infections in neonatology.

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a major etiologic agent of infections in children from the community and the hospital setting. The severity of these conditions is associated with virulence factors, including the Panton-Valentine leukocidin. Both methicillin resistant and sensitive Staphylococcus aureus produce this leukocidi...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Brizuela M,Pérez G,Ruvinsky S,Sarkis C,Romero R,Mastroianni A,Casimir L,Venuta ME,Gómez Bonduele V,Bologna R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In Argentina, hearing disability accounts for 18% of disabilities. Argentine Sign Language (ASL) is the communication system of choice used by deaf people (DP). An incorrect communication with physicians hampers the adequate provision of health care. DP require a professional ASL interpreter (PASLI) in the...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Cutri AM,Torres FA,Riquelme CC,Cabrera NB,Sandoval RR,Vesconi SM,Di Lalla S,Cordi L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The branchio-oculo-facial syndrome is a dominant autosomic condition with variable expressivity that affects particularly the facial and neck structures by an inadequate development of the first and second branchial arch. It is characterized by malformations of eyes and ears, with distinct facial characteristics. It i...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： García Flores JB,Escamilla Ocañas CE,Martínez Menchaca HR,Treviño Alanís MG,Rivera Silva G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare genodermatosis. Skin lesions, that are present in all patients affected, evolve in stages. The first is the erythematous blistering stage, wich differential diagnosis includes a wide variety of diseases. We present a case of a female neonate with blisters present at birth, where t...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： González Burgos L,Di Martino Ortiz B,Rodríguez Masi M,Knopfelmacher O,Bolla de Lezcano L

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Information on insulin reference values and insulin sensitivity indices in the field of pediatrics is scarce. OBJECTIVE:To describe insulin range and insulin sensitivity surrogate indices during childhood. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fasting insulin level range and surrogate indices, such as the homeostasis mo...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Ballerini MG,Bergadá I,Rodríguez ME,Keselman A,Bengolea VS,Pipman V,Domené HM,Jasper HG,Ropelato MG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichosporon asahii is a ubiquitous fungus that has been isolated as part of human microbiota. There has been an emergence of this pathogen in recent years, causing superficial and deep seated infections. There are scarce reports of urinary tract infections in pediatric intensive care burn units caused by this agent. ...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Escarrá F,Lema J,Caracciolo B,Carnovale S,Alvarez V,Tramonti N,Guarracino F,Teresa Rosanova M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical characteristics of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections in children and identify the prognostic factors of severity and mortality. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Observational study in patients < 16 years old hospitalized between 2010 and 2015 due to invasive S. aureus infections at the ...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Araya S,Galeano F,Amarilla S,González N,Apodaca S,Lovera D,Arbo A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pubertal gynecomastia is a common concern in the consultation of the adolescent. Usually, it is accompanied by an emotional component that can lead to changes in everyday attitudes of youth. The responsability of the pediatrician is to rule out other etiologies, to avoid unnecessary additional studies, to limit active...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Comité Nacional de Endocrinología.

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past two years, different organizations have updated their clinical practice guidelines for hemodynamic support in pediatric septic shock. The studies conducted in adults have questioned the initial management of sepsis in accordance to protocols based on achieving various goals. However, the usefulness of thes...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Kohn Loncarica G,Fustiñana A,Jabornisky R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food allergy poses a major problem during childhood. Component-resolved diagnosis detects allergy to proteins isolated in food. This descriptive study analyzes the use of customized and standardized recommendations in a sample made up of 22 children aged 2 to 16 years old with plant food allergy and assesses sensitivi...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Villarreal Balza De Vallejo O,Velasco Azagra M,López Picado A,Bernedo Belar N,Uriel Villate O,Frías Jiménez M,Audicana Berasategui M,Muñoz Lejarazu D,Arruti Oyarzabal N,Girao Popolizio IN,Martínez Arcediano A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:South America is now at a stage of epidemiological transition, changing the condition of high prevalence of underweight and stunting, to a scene marked by increases in obesity that accompanies chronic diseases, such us cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Surveillance of risk factors associated wit...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Gotthelf SJ,Jubany LL

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney disease is a global public health problem; affects more than 750million persons worldwide. The burden of kidney disease varies substantially across the world, as does its detection and treatment. Emerging evidence suggests that developing countries have a similar or even greater kidney disease burden than devel...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Crews DC,Bello AK,Saadi G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cow's milk allergy is a growing concern in the practice of pediatrics. The impression of an increasing incidence, similar to what has been reported in other latitudes, has determined the need for guidelines to help in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. A group of pediatric specialists met to discuss the "sta...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Marina O,Fernández A,Follett FR,Marchisone S,Saieg G,Busoni VB,Tabacco O,Toca C

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preeclampsia affects between 4% to 8% of all human pregnancies. It compromised both mothers and offspring beyond perinatal period. This is the second of two papers devoted to show the available evidence about the effect of preeclampsia on offsprings beyond perinatal period from cohort studies, some over 60-years follo...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Díaz Martínez LA,Díaz Pedraza Ndel M,Serrano Díaz NC,Colmenares Mejía CC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vancomycin is used in pediatric patients usually at 40 mg/kg/day four times daily. Recent data demonstrated the need of large doses to reach therapeutic concentrations in critical patients. OBJECTIVE:Describe dosage regime of vancomycin in patients from a pediatric intensive care unit, register values of ...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Zylbersztajn BL,Travaglianti M,Weller G,Mato HG

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standing at the crossroads of anthropology, communication, industrial design and new technology theories, this article describes the communication challenges posed during hospital emergencies resulting from linguistic and cultural differences between health care professionals and patients. In order to overcome communi...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Alvarez J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Food allergies affect mostly children in their first years of life. Epidemiological data obtained in Argentina are scarce. OBJECTIVES:To determine offending foods and describe the prevalence and characteristics of patients with food allergy in an Argentine pediatric population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Obser...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Petriz NA,Antonietti C,Parente C,Mehaudy R,Parrales Villacreses M,Ursino F,Jauregui MB,Orsi M,Parisi CA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are a major cause of hospitalization particularly at the extreme ages of life. OBJECTIVES:To determine the viral diagnosis in children < 5 years old with ARI, seasonality, clinical and epidemiological characteristics. POPULATION AND METHODS:A cross-sectional, descriptiv...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Vidaurreta SM,Marcone DN,Ellis A,Ekstrom J,Cukier D,Videla C,Carballal G,Echavarría M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease, with worldwide distribution in tropical and subtropical areas. Argentina was certified free of Aedes aegypti in the sixties, however the vector reappered in 1984. In the nineties, small dengue outbreaks occurred with autocthonus diseases at first limited to the northern provin...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Berberian G,Fariña D,Rosanova MT,Hidalgo S,Enría D,Mitchenko A,Moreno J,Sánchez Soto I

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is high among infants younger than two years old, especially in disadvantaged populations. OBJECTIVE:To study certain social and biological determinants associated with IDA in children aged 12 to 23.9 months old in Northeast Argentina in the 2004-2005 period....

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Falivene MA,Fattore GL

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X-linked agammaglobulinemia is a primary humoral immunodeficiency. It is a recessive X-linked disorder characterized by low or absent circulating mature B cells, hypo/agammaglobulinemia and no humoral response to immunizations due to mutations along chromosome X. It is characterized by severe, recurrent and difficult ...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Vera Sáez-Benito MC,López Úbeda M,Madurga Revilla P,de Arriba Muñoz A,Bustillo Alonso M,Rodríguez-Vigil Iturrate C

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm infants are born with immature organs, thus affecting the immune system. Electromagnetic fields influence melatonin production with low exposure levels. These infants require medical equipment 24/7 to recover, so they are constantly exposed to magnetic fields during their stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Our o...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Carvajal de la Osa J,Santana González J,Herrera Galán M,Sánchez Grau A,Pérez Almirall I

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care providers' involvement is critical for quality of care improvement. Nevertheless, most residency programs do not include this topic. The objective is to describe an educational experience on quality of care improvement for residents. The development of an improvement cycle was included in the second year s...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Carozza Colombini MN,Silva C,Luiz Passarela M,Arzelan Clerici C,Llera J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maple syrup disease is an autosomal recessive entity caused by a congenital error in the metabolism of three essential branchedchain amino acids: valine, leucine and isoleucine. The neonatal form of this disease is expressed by a severe and progressive neurological compromise, associated with a peculiar smell of urine...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Ramírez F,Mato I,Barboza A,Cejas Bestard N

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is epidemiological, functional and pathologic evidence that relates upper and lower airways, clinically known as a single respiratory tract. Patients with allergic rhinitis without asthma may present subclinical abnormal spirometry parameters. OBJECTIVES:To describe the results of the flow-volume cu...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Ianiero L,Saranz RJ,Lozano NA,Lozano A,Sasia LV,Ramírez M,Cuestas E

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital erythropoietic porphyria is an extremely rare, autosomal recessive, non-acute cutaneous porphyria, caused by uroporphyrinogen III synthase deficiency, codificated by UROS gene on the chromosome 10q26.2. Porphyrins deposit in cornea, bones and teeth. The first symptoms could be manifested in early childhood,...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Salomone B C,Ogueta C I,Reyes V C,Durán S G,Aguirre N,Wietstruck A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schwannomas are tumours originating in the Schwann cells of the peripheral nerves. The appearance in the colon is extremely rare, and there are no known cases in the literature of schwannomas of the colon and rectum described in children. These tumours are usually asymptomatic, but can produce non-specific and gastroi...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： González Ruiz Y,Reyes Delgado A,Gutiérrez Alonso C,Franco Rubio JI,González Herrero M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an interstitial lung disease that results from the accumulation of specific histiocytic cells in the lung. Spontaneous pneumothorax is a recognized feature of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis and results from destruction of lung parenchyma with associated cystic change...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Martínez García JJ,Rios Osuna MG,Altamirano Álvarez E

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pharyngitis is a frequent pediatric consultation, being group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS) the main bacterial etiology. GABHS screening is controversial in children less than 5 years, because of the low frequency historically reported. Nevertheless, 24% prevalence was recently estimated in this group. ...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Tellechea AL,Salvo MG,Méndez JH,Cavagnari BM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bell's palsy is the most common cause of acquired unilateral facial nerve palsy in childhood. Although the diagnosis depends on the exclusion of less common causes such as infectious, traumatic, malignancy associated and hypertension associated etiologies, pediatricians tend to diagnose idiopatic Bell's palsy whenever...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Bağ Ö,Karaarslan U,Acar S,Işgüder R,Unalp A,Öztürk A

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00