Probiotics for the Prevention of Nosocomial Diarrhea in Children.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The prevalence of duodenal ulcer (DU) in adult patients with portal hypertension is higher than in patients without portal hypertension. This study investigates the prevalence and characteristics of DU in children with portal hypertension. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From January 1997 to December 2001, 80 children...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Hung PY,Ni YH,Hsu HY,Chang MH

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The association between snacking habits and overweight in adolescents is unclear. We evaluated the relation between snacking patterns and overweight/obesity in a cohort of 11- to 13-year-old Italian adolescents. METHODS:The dietary habits of 400 randomly selected adolescents were evaluated; those with body ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Bo S,De Carli L,Venco E,Fanzola I,Maiandi M,De Michieli F,Durazzo M,Beccuti G,Cavallo-Perin P,Ghigo E,Ganzit GP

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hundred ninety-eight acetylcholinesterase-stained suction rectal biopsies from 456 children were examined to assess the occurrence of "isolated" or "primary" intestinal neuronal dysplasia at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Cases of proven Hirschsprung's disease were excluded. In 38 biopsies from 38 patients, w...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Schofield DE,Yunis EJ

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the prevalence and duration of viremia in relation to the features of liver disease, we investigated hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA by the polymerase chain reaction in the serum of 39 children with chronic hepatitis B, after hepatitis B e antigen to antibody seroconversion. During a mean observation period of...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Bortolotti F,Wirth S,Crivellaro C,Alberti A,Martine U,de Moliner L

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Findings in studies in rodents have suggested that epithelial growth of the small intestine is dependent on activation of the immune system. The purpose of this study was to compare changes of postnatal epithelial growth with immunologic activity in humans. METHODS:Duodenal biopsies were obtained by endosco...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Thompson FM,Catto-Smith AG,Moore D,Davidson G,Cummins AG

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The underlying causes of chronic diarrhea beginning early in life are increasingly well defined. Infectious and post-infectious enteropathies and food sensitive/allergic enteropathy account for the majority of cases. Recent attention has focused on characterizing defined entities, which cause protracted diarrhea in in...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Sherman PM,Mitchell DJ,Cutz E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycogen storage diseases (GSDs) are a group of inherited disorders characterized by enzyme defects that affect the glycogen synthesis and degradation cycle, classified according to the enzyme deficiency and the affected tissue. The understanding of GSD has increased in recent decades, and nutritional management of so...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Heller S,Worona L,Consuelo A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial translocation is a phenomenon in which live bacteria cross the intestinal barrier. The definition may be broadened to include transmural passage of bacterial cell wall components such as lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan polysaccharide. After translocation, bacteria or their products reach the mesenteric ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Lichtman SM

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colon is a crucial partner for small intestinal adaptation and function in patients who underwent extensive small intestinal resection or transplantation. This short review deals with the different properties and roles of the colon in these settings, involving fluid and electrolytes absorption, absorption of medium-ch...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Goulet O,Colomb-Jung V,Joly F

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Breast milk fatty acids may have immunomodulatory properties related to the development of atopic disease. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the breast milk fatty acid composition on the development of atopic dermatitis (AD) in high-risk infants. METHODS:Mothers with atopic disease were recru...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Hoppu U,Rinne M,Lampi AM,Isolauri E

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Duodenal gastric metaplasia is rarely reported in untreated celiac disease, although it is seen in 60% to 100% of duodenal biopsy specimens in nonceliac patients with histologic duodenitis. The low incidence could represent underreporting, a decreased incidence in pediatric patients generally, or the more di...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Shaoul R,Marcon MA,Okada Y,Cutz E,Forstner G

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma endotoxin levels of 16 severely malnourished Thai children were determined by the Limulus amebocyte lysate assay. Endotoxemia was present in seven children (44%) on admission to the hospital and was associated with the coexistence of vitamin A deficiency. Protein-energy malnutrition is associated with the p...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Klein K,Fuchs GJ,Kulapongs P,Mertz G,Suskind RM,Olson RE

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Children with Crohn disease (CD) often undergo cross-sectional imaging during clinical evaluation. Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) is becoming the preferred radiologic assessment due to the lack of radiation exposure; however, there are few data in children with CD comparing MRE with obje...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Sauer CG,Middleton JP,Alazraki A,Udayasankar UK,Kalb B,Applegate KE,Martin DR,Kugathasan S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of oral epidermal growth factor (EGF) on histological and biochemical changes in epithelium in the small intestine was studied in colostrum-deprived neonatal pigs. Forty-eight pigs were infected at 4 days of age with 2 x 10(7) plaque-forming units of porcine group A rotavirus and orally fed a simulated sow-...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Zijlstra RT,Odle J,Hall WF,Petschow BW,Gelberg HB,Litov RE

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is used to manage biliary pathology in pediatric patients. Plastic biliary stents have been used in this population for obstructive lesions and bile leaks; however, they are sometimes not effective due to migration, occlusion, or ineffective sealing. Fully cover...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Mark JA,Mack CL,Marwan AI,Kramer RE

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal hypertension, an expected consequence of cirrhosis, often has an insidious course in children. A noninvasive technique using abdominal sonography has been previously employed by several investigators as a means of diagnosing this condition. Their technique involves sonographically measuring the diameter of the ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Rabinowitz SS,Norton KI,Benkov KJ,Yeh HC,Leleiko NS

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We prospectively studied children with portal hypertension (PHT) for portal hypertensive duodenopathy (PHTD) and small bowel intestinal permeability (SIP) with the objectives of defining histopathological parameters for PHTD and to find out whether any association existed among structural changes, SIP, and nu...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Borkar VV,Poddar U,Kumari N,Singh S,Roy R,Yachha SK

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zinc is important for metabolism, cell growth, immunity, and defense against oxygen radicals. Extremely low-birth-weight (< 1000 g) infants have higher nutritional needs, but information on zinc is scarce. The authors performed nutritional balances in 10 infants with birth weights of 500 to 999 g and who wer...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Loui A,Raab A,Obladen M,Brätter P

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population-based studies on the prevalence of encopresis in children are scarce and generally outdated. Prevalence estimates based on clinical studies are unreliable because parents tend to be reticent to seek medical help for this problem. Professional help is necessary, however, because encopresis can lead...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： van der Wal MF,Benninga MA,Hirasing RA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is increasing interest in measuring mucosal inflammation in Crohn disease (CD), but there are minimal data correlating the Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) versions (PCDAI, weighted Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index [wPCDAI], abbreviated Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Turner D,Levine A,Walters TD,Focht G,Otley A,López VN,Koletzko S,Baldassano R,Mack D,Hyams J,Griffiths AM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cow's milk allergy (CMA) is the most common food allergy in children with many clinical manifestations, leading to misdiagnoses such as gastro-oesophageal reflux, infantile colic, and lactose intolerance with inappropriate prescribing. We aimed to determine the impact of infant feeding guidelines on CMA pres...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Wauters L,Brown T,Venter C,Dziubak R,Meyer R,Brogan B,Walsh J,Fox AT,Shah N

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To prospectively assess nonadherence to medications, the relationship between nonadherence and medical outcome and the relationship between a psychiatric risk factor (posttraumatic stress) and nonadherence in patients with a diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data were obtained in child...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Kerkar N,Annunziato RA,Foley L,Schmeidler J,Rumbo C,Emre S,Shneider B,Shemesh E

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was performed to compare the effects of oral midazolam and oral diazepam, administered with intravenous (IV) meperidine, on pre-procedural, procedural, and post-procedural sedation and recovery in children undergoing diagnostic upper endoscopy. The costs of pre-procedure sedation were compared for...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Martinez JL,Sutters KA,Waite S,Davis J,Medina E,Montano N,Merzel D,Marquez C

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the diagnostic delay (time from first symptoms to diagnosis) in 100 pediatric patients with Crohn disease (CD) and 75 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Median (interquartile range) diagnostic delay in patients with CD was 4 (2-8) (range 0-82) months compared with 2 (1-7) (range 0-52) months in patien...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Schoepfer AM,Vavricka S,Safroneeva E,Fournier N,Manser C,Frei P,Deltenre P,Rogler G,Straumann A,Ezri J,Nydegger A,Braegger C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum transferrin levels assess protein status in older children and adults. To generate standards for its use in newborn infants, we measured umbilical cord serum transferrin levels in 161 appropriate (AGA), 25 large (LGA) and 16 small (SGA) for gestational age infants between 25 and 43 weeks' gestation. We also asse...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Chockalingam U,Murphy E,Ophoven JC,Georgieff MK

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breast-feeding during the first 4 to 6 months of life, but limited information is available regarding the growth performance of infants fed according to the recommendation. The present study used data from the Euro-Growth study to determine the growth ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Haschke F,van't Hof MA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to establish an apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) cut-off value to classify active and non-active lesions in inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS:We reviewed 167 paediatric magnetic resonance enterographies executed for suspected inflammatory bowel disease by using a 1.5- and 3-T s...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Scionti A,Di Maurizio M,Basile M,Bernardini A,Miccoli M,Lionetti P,Defilippi C,Caramella D

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared conventional measures of disease activity with 24-h fecal alpha 1-antitrypsin clearance in 59 children and adolescents with Crohn's disease and 30 with ulcerative colitis. Among the Crohn's patients clearance was increased significantly in those with abnormal erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESR) (greater ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Griffiths AM,Drobnies A,Soldin SJ,Hamilton JR

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Neurogastroenterology and motility (NGM) disorders are common in childhood and are often very debilitating. Although pediatric gastroenterology fellows are expected to obtain training in the diagnosis and management of patients with these disorders, there is an ongoing concern for unmet needs and lack of expos...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Khlevner J,Rosen R,Ambartsumyan L,Lusman SS,Rosen JM,Yacob D,Mousa H,Nurko S,Di Lorenzo C,Boruta M,Ratcliffe EM,Feinstein L,Snyder J,Wood RJ,Graham K,Saps M,Gyawali CP,Rodriguez L,Belkind-Gerson J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal sucrase activity, absent in the suckling rat, is evoked precociously by thyroid hormones. Since enterocytes migrate from crypt to villus tip, the question arises: at which level of the villus--crypt columns do the enterocytes respond with an increase of sucrase activity to thyroxin (T4)? Suckling rats (11 d...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

authors： Bustamante S,Neal D,Yamada K,Koldovský O

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00