Humoral immune response against 38- and 16-kDa mycobacterial antigens in childhood tuberculosis.

abstract：:It has been previously shown that prophylactic, intravenous dexamethasone (DEX) and intratracheal recombinant human Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) ameliorate lung injury in newborn piglets treated with 48 hr of hyperoxia and mechanical ventilation. DEX has many pharmacologic effects, including the possible induction...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Davis JM,Robbins CG,Anderson T,Sahgal N,Genen L,Tierney J,Horowitz S

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify the spirometric equations that are most appropriate for use in children and adolescents living in Bogota, Colombia after evaluating a set of relevant previously-developed equations, including the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) 2012 spirometry reference equations. METHODS:Healthy children ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Aristizabal-Duque R,Castiblanco E,Rodriguez I,Sossa-Briceño MP,Rodriguez-Martinez CE

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred fifty-four children with recurrent or chronic infections of the lower respiratory tract compatible with the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) were evaluated for the presence of ultrastructural ciliary abnormalities. Studies were performed on multiple samples of respiratory mucosa obtained by na...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Barlocco EG,Valletta EA,Canciani M,Lungarella G,Gardi C,De Santi MM,Mastella G

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：RATIONALE OF THE STUDY:Increased neonatal fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is associated with lung symptoms early in life, while predictors of neonatal FeNO levels are unknown. The objective of this study was to investigate perinatal and genetic predictors of FeNO in healthy at-risk neonates. METHODS:FeNO was m...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Chawes BL,Bischoff AL,Kreiner-Møller E,Buchvald F,Hakonarson H,Bisgaard H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to determine factors predictive of need for mechanical ventilation (MV) upon discharge from the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) among patients who receive a tracheostomy during their stay. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study using the Virtual PICU Systems (VPS)...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： McCrory MC,Lee KJ,Scanlon MC,Wakeham MK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously demonstrated that infants with a history of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) exhibit airflow obstruction and air trapping. The purpose of this study was to assess longitudinal changes in pulmonary function in infants with a history of BPD over the first 3 years of life, and the relationship to somatic gr...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Filbrun AG,Popova AP,Linn MJ,McIntosh NA,Hershenson MB

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Home mattresses of 24 asthmatic children with house dust mite allergy were sprayed with either benzyl-benzoate foam or placebo in a double blind fashion, 10 days before the children left the residential house for asthmatic children Istituto Pio XII (located in the Italian Alps in an environment free of mites) and went...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Sette L,Comis A,Marcucci F,Sensi L,Piacentini GL,Boner AL

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To systematically review the clinical outcomes of surfactant administration via a thin endotracheal catheter during spontaneous breathing compared with conventional administration involving tracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation (MV), and tracheal extubation, in preterm infants. PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane L...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Wu W,Shi Y,Li F,Wen Z,Liu H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although airway obstruction and chronic endobronchial infection have long been recognized as major factors in the pathogenesis of lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF), only recently has it been recognized that the inflammatory process itself may be responsible in a major way for destroying the lungs. The most characte...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Konstan MW,Berger M

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this research was to begin the process of evaluating acceptability of infection control (IC) recommendations to CF patients and their families, determine whether compliance with IC guidelines differs from compliance with traditional CF medical treatment with respect to the variables predictive of complianc...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Masterson T,Wildman BG,Newberry B,Omlor G,Bryson E,Kukay A

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Among older children, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with measurable neurocognitive consequences. However, diagnostic SDB thresholds are lacking for infants < 12 months. We sought to evaluate the relationship between SDB indices, gestational age (GA), and postmenstrual age (PMA) for infants wh...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Matlen LB,Hassan F,Shellhaas RA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The airway epithelium represents a primary site for the introduction and deposition of potentially pathogenic microorganisms into the body, through inspired air. The epithelial mucosa is an important component of the innate immune system that recognizes conserved structures in microorganisms and initiates appropriate ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Gómez MI,Prince A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary function and exercise tolerance were evaluated in late childhood in two groups of prematurely born children: one group with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) [n = 15; gestational age at birth (GA): 29.6 +/- 2.8 weeks; birth weight (BW): 1,367 +/- 548 g; age at test: 7.9 +/- 0.6 years], and a second group with...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Parat S,Moriette G,Delaperche MF,Escourrou P,Denjean A,Gaultier C

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between October, 1985 and May 1987, 29 children (mean age 22 +/- 22 months, range 2-54 months) with AIDS or ARC developed acute respiratory illness. The initial diagnostic procedure was flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy, with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). BAL was positive for Pneumocystis carinii in 14 and for respirat...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Bye MR,Bernstein L,Shah K,Ellaurie M,Rubinstein A

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific airway resistance (SRaw) is conventionally determined by multiplying the plethysmographically measured values of airway resistance and functional residual capacity (FRC). An alternative single-step method, which avoids the need for airway occlusion during determination of FRC, has been described by Dab and Al...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Haluszka J,Willim G,Cutrera R,Ronchetti R,Filtcher S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple breath inert gas washout (MBW) is gaining popularity for measurements of resting lung volume and ventilation inhomogeneity. Test reproducibility is an important determinant of the clinical applicability of diagnostic tests. The between-test reproducibility of variables derived from MBW tests in newborn infant...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Sinhal S,Galati J,Baldwin DN,Stocks J,Pillow JJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Telomere length is associated with poorer lung health in older adults, possibly from cumulative risk factor exposure, but data are lacking in pediatric and population-based cohorts. We examined associations of telomere length with lung function in children and mid-life adults. METHODS:Data were drawn from a ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Nguyen MT,Saffery R,Burgner D,Lycett K,Vryer R,Grobler A,Dwyer T,Ranganathan S,Wake M

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate safety and efficacy of oral posaconazole and terbinafine for Lomentospora prolificans and Scedosporium apiospermum in children with cystic fibrosis. METHODS:Retrospective case review. RESULTS:There were five children (four girls), median age 15.0 years; three had S. apiospermum and two had L. pr...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Bentley S,Davies JC,Carr SB,Balfour-Lynn IM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:End-tidal PCO2 (PETCO2) measurements from two commercially available neonatal infrared capnometers with different sampling systems and a mass spectrometer were compared with arterial PCO2 (PaCO2) to determine whether the former could predict the latter in mechanically ventilated rabbits with and without lung injury. T...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Hopper AO,Nystrom GA,Deming DD,Brown WR,Peabody JL

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the natural history of lung vascular remodeling and cardiac changes in the rat model of persistent pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PPHN) of the newborn, we studied fetal rats subjected to maternal indomethacin administration initiated on day 19 of gestation and continued for 2, 3, or 4 days. Animals rece...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Fabris VE,Pato MD,Belik J

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the common indications for polysomnogram (PSG) associated co-morbid conditions, evaluation strategies, treatment options, and outcomes in a series of infants diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by a PSG. METHODS:Retrospective chart review of infants who underwent PSG over a 7-year perio...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Ramgopal S,Kothare SV,Rana M,Singh K,Khatwa U

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurements of thoracic gas volume (TGV), airway resistance (Raw), and airway conductance (Gaw) were calculated in a group of 42 normal infants using a whole-body plethysmograph. Maximum expiratory flow at functional residual capacity was measured in a separate group of 108 normal infants. Using data obtained from th...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Hampton F,Beardsmore CS,Morgan W,Williams A,Taussig L,Thompson JR

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social and family factors may influence the probability of achieving asthma control in children. Parents' quality of life has been insufficiently explored as a predictive factor linked to the probability of achieving disease control in asthmatic children. OBJECTIVE:Determine whether the parents' quality of ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Cano-Garcinuño A,Mora-Gandarillas I,Bercedo-Sanz A,Callén-Blecua MT,Castillo-Laita JA,Casares-Alonso I,Forns-Serrallonga D,Tauler-Toro E,Alonso-Bernardo LM,García-Merino Á,Moneo-Hernández I,Cortés-Rico O,Carvajal-Urueña I,Morel

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory system compliance (Crs) can be used to assess lung stiffness in sick, intubated infants, avoiding the use of an esophageal balloon. Crs was assessed in a group of 15 sick, intubated infants using the occlusion and inflation techniques. The occlusion technique gave satisfactory results in 13 infants. Apneic...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Heaf DP,Turner H,Stocks J,Helms P

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory inductive plethysmography (RIP) is a simple technique for an objective, noninvasive assessment of thoracoabdominal asynchrony, which in turn is an indirect measure of airway obstruction. We evaluated different indices of asynchrony obtained by RIP before and after methacholine-induced airway obstruction. B...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Rusconi F,Gagliardi L,Aston H,Silverman M

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past year, a series of papers have reviewed the literature concerning assessment and interpretation of lung function in infants and young children with chronic lung disease of infancy. This manuscript, which represents the final paper in that series, summarizes the findings to date and highlights key areas fo...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Stocks J,Coates A,Bush A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Episodes of respiratory distress with chest retraction and wheezing, sometimes associated with facial edema, were noted after administering the proton pump inhibitors omeprazole and esomeprazole in an infant with gastroesophageal reflux. The disturbances relieved dramatically after withdrawing the proton pump inhibito...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Baldassarre E,Sagaon MM,Ferrarini A,Bianchetti MG

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested a health education intervention program to reduce passive smoking in infancy. The aim was to develop an instrument for study of tobacco smoke exposure and childhood respiratory illness. One hundred and eighty-four women who had smoked during pregnancy were allocated by month of delivery to an intervention gr...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Woodward A,Owen N,Grgurinovich N,Griffith F,Linke H

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physicians and physiotherapists who care for CF patients have recommended the use of trampolines as a physiotherapeutic tool for enhancing cardiopulmonary performance, encouraging sputum production, and improving general well-being. Despite some therapeutic and recreational benefits associated with trampoline use, pap...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Barak A,Wexler ID,Efrati O,Bentur L,Augarten A,Mussaffi H,Avital A,Rivlin J,Aviram M,Yahav Y,Kerem E

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00