Isolation of Exophiala dermatitidis from pigmented sputum in a cystic fibrosis patient.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To carry out a cost-effectiveness analysis of omitting chest radiography in the diagnosis of infant bronchiolitis. HYPOTHESIS:Omitting chest radiographs in the diagnosis of typical bronchiolitis was expected to reduce costs without adversely affecting the detection rate of alternate diseases. STUDY DESIGN:A...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Yong JH,Schuh S,Rashidi R,Vanderby S,Lau R,Laporte A,Nauenberg E,Ungar WJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The efficacy of nebulized hypertonic saline (HS) therapy for shortening hospital length of stay (LOS) or improving bronchiolitic symptoms remains controversial. Most studies enrolled small numbers of subjects and did not consider the role of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the most common cause of acute...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Morikawa Y,Miura M,Furuhata MY,Morino S,Omori T,Otsuka M,Chiga M,Obonai T,Hataya H,Kaneko T,Ishikura K,Honda M,Hasegawa Y,Tokyo Pediatric Clinical Research Network.

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campomelic dysplasia is a generalized disorder of cartilaginous growth and development, leading to early death from pulmonary insufficiency. We describe the airway dynamics as observed bronchoscopically in two affected infants. Both infants demonstrated anatomic compromise of the upper airway and diffuse laryngotrache...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Grad R,Sammut PH,Britton JR,Goodrich P,Hoyme HE,Dambro NN

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report a case of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) primarily presenting with asthma-like symptoms that had been misdiagnosed as severe asthma. Patients presenting with severe asthma symptoms along with systemic thrombosis should be systematically evaluated for APS. ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Veskitkul J,Ruangchira-urai R,Charuvanij S,Pongtanakul B,Udomittipong K,Vichyanond P

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:'Profound intellectual and multiple disability' (PIMD) is defined as a profound cognitive disability with severe sensory and motor impairments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the respiratory morbidity in children with PIMD and investigate possible risk factors. METHODS:In 10 specialized facilities fo...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Proesmans M,Vreys M,Huenaerts E,Haest E,Coremans S,Vermeulen F,Feys H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhalation therapy for wheezy infants with either a nebulizer or a pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) through a spacer is common practice. The aim of our study was to compare aerosol delivery to wheezy infants from a nebulizer and from a pMDI via two small volume spacers. Twenty wheezy infants (aged 4-12 months) ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Wildhaber JH,Devadason SG,Hayden MJ,Eber E,Summers QA,LeSouëf PN

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Since preventive therapies for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are limited we treated preterm infants with azithromycin to decrease the incidence of BPD. METHODS:Infants less than 1,250 g birth weight were randomized to azithromycin or placebo within 12 hr of beginning mechanical ventilation and within 72 h...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Ballard HO,Shook LA,Bernard P,Anstead MI,Kuhn R,Whitehead V,Grider D,Crawford TN,Hayes D Jr

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability and predictive value of salivary theophylline levels was investigated in 58 children who were treated with oral sustained-release theophylline preparations for bronchial asthma. Serum and saliva levels were assessed by fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA), and Seralyzer (reagent strip reflectan...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Schulte T,Buhr W,Schmidt M,Walkenbach A,Berdel D

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal duration of therapy for acute exacerbations of cystic fibrosis (CF) has not been defined, and the utility of serial pulmonary function testing in predicting the duration of therapy has yet to be established. In a review of 90 pulmonary exacerbations of 39 patients with CF requiring hospitalization, we foun...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Rosenberg SM,Schramm CM

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the last thirty years, oral chloral hydrate has been used for sedation of infants for lung function testing. Recently, however, availability of chloral hydrate became severely limited in the United States after two manufacturers discontinued manufacturing in 2012. Due to these limitations and the recent and ongoin...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Callahan P,Pinto SJ,Kurland G,Cain JG,Motoyama EK,Weiner DJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of necrotizing pneumonia and empyema complicated by bronchopleural fistula is rising. We describe the case of a 2-year-old boy who presented with empyema thoracis and necrotizing pneumonia who developed a bronchopleural fistula. At initial thoracotomy for decortication, necrotic lung was found and resect...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Peters RT,Child F,Long AM,Humphrey GM,Rakoczy G

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the interpretative consequences of adopting the Global Lungs 2012 (GLI-2012) spirometric prediction equations in a pediatric hospital population. MATERIAL:Spirometric records from 2,192 white boys and 1,842 white girls, and 412 and 334 African-American boys and girls, respectively, aged 6.0-18.0...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Quanjer PH,Weiner DJ

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is associated with significant morbidity. Although passive prophylaxis with palivizumab lowers hospitalization rate for RSV infection in populations at risk of severe infection, its use is not recommended in infants with CF disea...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Giebels K,Marcotte JE,Podoba J,Rousseau C,Denis MH,Fauvel V,Laberge S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Premature neonates frequently require oxygen supplementation as a therapeutic intervention that, while necessary, also exposes the lung to significant oxidant stress. We hypothesized that hyperoxia has a deleterious effect on alveolar epithelial barrier function rendering the neonatal lung susceptible to inj...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Vyas-Read S,Vance RJ,Wang W,Colvocoresses-Dodds J,Brown LA,Koval M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phrenic nerve pacing has been used since 1966 to support breathing in quadriplegics and patients with central hypoventilation syndrome (CHS). Recently, using low-frequency, long-inspiratory-time (Ti) stimulation, phrenic nerve pacing has been used successfully to support breathing 24 hours per day in adults and older ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Brouillette RT,Ilbawi MN,Klemka-Walden L,Hunt CE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a complication commonly encountered in patients with CF that produces significant respiratory morbidity. Chronic airway colonization with Aspergillus induces strong inflammatory responses with high IgE levels. Current guidelines for therapy include prolonged courses of...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Zirbes JM,Milla CE

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L-arginine is the precursor of nitric oxide which plays an important role on pulmonary circulation and pulmonary vascular tone. Our aim was to compare the levels of L-arginine between infants with respiratory distress syndrome and infants without respiratory distress syndrome and to determine the relationship between ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Canpolat FE,Yurdakök M,Yiğit S,Korkmaz A,Tekinalp G

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present pilot study was performed to evaluate the HPA axis and ANS activity by measuring salivary cortisol and α-amylase diurnal trajectory and production, respectively, in mild or moderate-to-severe (MS) OSA-affected, but otherwise healthy, children. Moreover, a correlative analysis was performed betwee...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Patacchioli FR,Tabarrini A,Ghiciuc CM,Dima-Cozma LC,Prete A,Bianchini C,Nicoletti F,Gozal D,Villa MP

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the effects of an immediately antecedent viral lower respiratory tract infection (LRI) on the severity of clinical illness, changes in lung function and airway histamine responsiveness produced by a subsequent LRI in 9-12 week old beagle puppies inoculated with canine adenovirus 2, followed in 2 weeks by...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Quan SF,Witten ML,Grad R,Ray CG,Lemen RJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine reference values of sniff nasal inspiratory pressure (SNIP) in healthy children. METHODS:This cross-sectional observational study included healthy children aged 6 to 11 years of both sexes. The volunteers underwent a pulmonary function test to rule out respiratory disorders. Respiratory muscle s...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Marcelino AA,Fregonezi GA,Lira MGA,de Oliveira LM,Araújo PRS,Parreira VF,de Andrade AD,Resqueti V

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:There has been recent interest in dry powder inhaled mannitol as a therapeutic agent in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). It is has been shown to increase mucociliary clearance (MCC) by rehydrating the airway. To date there have been no studies exclusively in children with CF examining the effect of dr...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Minasian C,Wallis C,Metcalfe C,Bush A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electronic compensation to overcome thermal artifacts during plethysmographic estimations of airway resistance is now used routinely in adults and school-age children, and was shown to be a valuable means of discriminating airway function between preschool children with and without lung disease. A similar system is no...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Subbarao P,Hulskamp G,Stocks J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence and morbidity of asthma are growing problems that appear to affect urban populations and particularly impoverished centers disproportionately. Poor children are more likely to be hospitalized for asthma than nonpoor children, and are more likely to experience clinical and social dysfunction due to asthm...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Shapiro GG,Stout JW

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticosteroids continue to be used by many physicians to treat infants with bronchiolitis. The aim of this study was to examine the short-term and long-term efficacy of oral corticosteroid therapy when added to beta2-agonists in infants with mild to moderate bronchiolitis (defined as the first episode of wheezing ass...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Berger I,Argaman Z,Schwartz SB,Segal E,Kiderman A,Branski D,Kerem E

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to obtain follow-up pulmonary function testing and assessment of clinical respiratory outcomes, at 1-2 years, in preterm infants whose mothers were randomized to a single rescue course of antenatal steroids (AS) versus placebo. METHODS:Follow-up of a randomized, double-blinded tr...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： McEvoy C,Schilling D,Spitale P,O'Malley J,Bowling S,Durand M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In adults abdominal obesity is related to lung dysfunction and waist circumference (WC) predicts pulmonary function. It is not known how WC affects pulmonary function in children. A cross-sectional study of 718 children 6-17 years of age was conducted in a rural community to determine the predictability of WC for pulm...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Chen Y,Rennie D,Cormier Y,Dosman JA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) is an important predictor of outcome in cystic fibrosis (CF). This study aimed to describe the change in lung function, nutritional status, and mortality of children with CF at a single center in Cape Town, South Africa, and identify factors associated with poor lu...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Vandenbroucke NJ,Zampoli M,Morrow B

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 1-month-old boy who presented with a "horseshoe" lung, complete "O" rings of the trachea, and an unusual course of the left pulmonary artery mimicking a left pulmonary artery sling. Computed tomography, cardiac catheterization, and bronchoscopy were performed to confirm the rare coexistence of these ano...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Hwang HK,Chen MR,Chen SJ,Kao HA,Lee KS,Shih SL

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quantifying the chest wall is useful in documenting thoracoabdominal synchrony during the neonatal period. Subjective measures are often used rather than gold-standard methods due to their practicality in clinical practice. The aim of the present study is to compare the reliability between a newly proposed m...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Gomes DC,Azevedo IG,de Figueiredo Araújo AG,da Costa Lopes LD,Nagem DAP,Magalhães FA,Pereira SA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Respiratory illnesses compose the most common diagnoses of patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units. In pediatrics, high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy is an intermediate level of respiratory support with variability in practice. We conducted a pre-post intervention study of patients placed on H...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Wiser RK,Smith AC,Khallouq BB,Chen JG

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00