Aetiological Significance of Infectious Stimuli in Kawasaki Disease.

abstract：:In recent years, there have been major advances in the application of non-invasive techniques to predict pregnancy-related complications, for example by measuring cell-free RNA (cfRNA) in maternal blood. In contrast to cell-free DNA (cfDNA), which is already in clinical use to diagnose fetal aneuploidy, circulating RN...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Moufarrej MN,Wong RJ,Shaw GM,Stevenson DK,Quake SR

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypotonia-Cystinuria syndrome (HCS) is a rare disease, caused by a mutation in two contiguous genes (SLC3A1 and PREPL) localized on chromosome 2p21, and it is characterized by both renal involvement with cystine stones and nervous involvement with hypotonia. We here describe a 2 years old child with HCS associated wit...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Taroni F,Capone V,Berrettini A,De Marco EA,Manzoni GA,Montini G

更新日期：2019-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Childhood refractory mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) pneumonia (RMPP) is a lung disease with elevated level of C-reactive protein and severe clinical and radiological deterioration. Whether bacterial co-infection contributes to disease of RMPP and whether inclusion of non-anti-MP antibiotics in treatment regime...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Liu JR,Lu J,Dong F,Li HM,Liu H,Tang XL,Guo YL,Zhao SY

更新日期：2018-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Factors predisposing to NE can be antenatal, perinatal, or a combination of both. Antenatal maternal factors, familial factors, genetic predisposition, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, infections, placental abnormalities, thrombophilia, coag...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Aslam S,Strickland T,Molloy EJ

更新日期：2019-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Even though in the corporate world psychological science has been widely used, the formal use of evidence-based psychology in important areas of clinical medicine has been scanty at best. It was the aim of this study to determine the efficacy of a psychologist-led 2-week nurse educator training on the infect...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Van Rostenberghe H,Short J,Ramli N,Geok TB,Subramaniam S,Che Yaakob CA,Othman A,Ibrahim NR,Ho J,Mohamed Z,Hasan H

更新日期：2014-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Ceftolozane-tazobactam is a novel fifth-generation cephalosporin/β-lactamase inhibitor combination recently approved for treatment of both complicated intra-abdominal and urinary tract infections in adults. Considering its potent bactericidal activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, it might represent an important opt...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Garazzino S,Altieri E,Silvestro E,Pruccoli G,Scolfaro C,Bignamini E

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have demonstrated that gut microbiota development is influenced by human biogeographic factors such as race, ethnicity, diet, lifestyle or culture-specific variations, and other environmental influences. However, biogeographic variation in gut microbiota assembly remains largely unexplored in Latin Amer...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Chew C,Barros KV,Weffort VRS,Maranhão HS,Laranjeira M,Knol J,Roeselers G,de Morais MB

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The occurrence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the associated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have profoundly affected adult kidney disease patients. In contrast, pediatric solid organ transplant recipients, including pediatric kidney transplant (KT) recipients, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Nailescu C,Khalid M,Wilson AC,Amanat F,Arregui S,Canas J,Hooks J,Krammer F,Schwaderer AL,Hains DS

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-year-old girl was admitted to our hospital for the correction of atrial septal defect (ASD). Open heart operation with cardiopulmonary bypass is dangerous because the patient also had hereditary spherocytosis, which put her at risk for hemolytic anemia. Therefore, percutaneous transcatheter closure for ASD was cho...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Ji Z,Liu N,Du Z,Luo G,Bing Z,Xing Q,Pan S

更新日期：2019-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Placenta shows high transcription levels of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) that are overexpressed during embryonic and fetal development. Methods: In order to gather further information on the degree of HERV activation in maternal and fetal tissues we assessed the transcription levels of pol genes o...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Bergallo M,Marozio L,Botta G,Tancredi A,Daprà V,Galliano I,Montanari P,Coscia A,Benedetto C,Tovo PA

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Compared to breast-fed (BF), formula-fed (FF) infants exhibit more rapid weight gain, a different fecal microbial profile, as well as elevated serum insulin, insulin growth factor 1 (IGF-1), and branched chain amino acids (BCAAs). Since infant formula contains more protein and lower free amino acids than b...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： He X,Sotelo-Orozco J,Rudolph C,Lönnerdal B,Slupsky CM

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress results from excessive reactive oxygen species formation and/or inadequate antioxidant defense. Premature and critically ill infants are especially susceptible due to an immature intrinsic antioxidant system that cannot fully compensate for a free radical load. Oxidative stress is also associated with...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Stefanov G,Briyal S,Pais G,Puppala B,Gulati A

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal primary and non-primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during pregnancy can result in in utero transmission to the developing fetus. Congenital CMV (cCMV) can result in significant morbidity, mortality or long-term sequelae, including sensorineural hearing loss, the most common sequela. As a leading cause of...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Lazzarotto T,Blázquez-Gamero D,Delforge ML,Foulon I,Luck S,Modrow S,Leruez-Ville M

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Pulmonary artery banding (PAB) is reported as an innovative strategy for children with end-stage heart failure (ESHF) to bridge to transplantation or recovery. We report our early experience with PAB to evaluate outcomes, indications, and limitations. Materials and Methods: This is a single-center prospect...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Di Candia A,Castaldi B,Bordin G,Cerutti A,Reffo E,Biffanti R,Di Salvo G,Vida VL,Padalino MA

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the results of a literature review regarding the indications and results of operations to increase bladder outlet resistance to achieve dryness in children with neurogenic sphincter incompetence (NSBD). The relative advantages and disadvantages of injection of bulking agents, periurethral slings, bladder ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Ludwikowski BM,Bieda JC,Lingnau A,González R

更新日期：2019-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe invasive infections such as brain abscess in a child should prompt an immune evaluation. Specific granule deficiency (SGD) is a rare morphologic neutrophil granular defect characterized by reduced granules within neutrophils, absence of granule proteins, and bilobed nuclei. Patients are susceptible to invasive ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Leszcynska M,Patel B,Morrow M,Chamizo W,Tuite G,Berman DM,Potthast K,Hsu AP,Holland SM,Leiding JW

更新日期：2020-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical outcome, in terms of gait improvement, of endoscopic transverse Vulpius gastrocsoleus recession in children with cerebral palsy compared to the traditional open surgery. Methods: Twenty-seven children with cerebral palsy who had undergone endoscopic transverse Vu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Kim DW,Kim HW,Yoon JY,Rhee I,Oh MK,Park KB

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Amount of parenchymal involvement in patients with interstitial pneumonia Covid-19 related, seems to be associated with a worse prognosis. Nowadays 3D reconstruction imaging is expanding its role in clinical medical practice. We aimed to use 3D lung reconstruction of a young lady affected by Sars-CoV2 infe...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Borro L,Ciliberti P,Santangelo TP,Magistrelli A,Campana A,Carducci FC,Caterina M,Tomà P,Secinaro A

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Timely diagnosis of child physical abuse is of paramount importance. The added value of bone scintigraphy (BS) after a negative radiological skeletal survey (RSS) in children with suspected physical abuse has never been evaluated. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the extent to which BS ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Blangis F,Poullaouec C,Launay E,Vabres N,Sadones F,Eugène T,Cohen JF,Chalumeau M,Gras-Le Guen C

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Objective: Mild hypospadias is a birth congenital condition characterized by the relocation of the male urethral meatus from its typical anatomical position near the tip of the glans penis, to a lower ventral position up to the brim of the glans corona, which can also be accompanied by foreskin ventral ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Piñeyro-Ruiz C,Serrano H,Jorge I,Miranda-Valentin E,Pérez-Brayfield MR,Camafeita E,Mesa R,Vázquez J,Jorge JC

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Eculizumab has dramatically changed poor outcomes of complement-mediated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) as first-line treatment. Discontinuation of eculizumab remains challenging, and doctor's visits every 2 weeks for intravenous injection because of standard dosing protocols is a huge burden. T...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Saida K,Fukuda T,Mizuno K,Ogura M,Kamei K,Ito S

更新日期：2019-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: This paper presents design and results from preliminary evaluation of Tangible Geometric Games (TAG-Games) for cognitive assessment in young children. The TAG-Games technology employs a set of sensor-integrated cube blocks, called SIG-Blocks, and graphical user interfaces for test administration and real-t...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Lee K,Jeong D,Schindler RC,Hlavaty LE,Gross SI,Short EJ

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The burden of asthma in childhood is considerable worldwide, although some populations are much more affected than others. Many attempts have been made by different investigators to identify the factors that could predict asthma development or persistence in childhood. In this review, the relation between atopic sensi...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Moustaki M,Loukou I,Tsabouri S,Douros K

更新日期：2017-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) causing dehydration with or without dysnatremias is a common childhood health challenge. While it is accepted that oral rehydration therapy is preferred, clinical factors or parent and healthcare provider preferences may lead to intravenous rehydration (IVR). Isotonic solutions ar...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Grisaru S,Xie J,Samuel S,Freedman SB

更新日期：2017-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Mounting evidence suggests that childhood asthma is closely associated with maternal weight before pregnancy and gestational weight gain (GWG), yet the results are not often reproducible. Objectives: We conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis, aiming to evaluate the association of pre-pregnancy maternal ob...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Liu S,Zhou B,Wang Y,Wang K,Zhang Z,Niu W

更新日期：2020-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The objective of the study is to test whether the use of edible oil might be an early treatment strategy for reducing button battery-induced esophageal injury. Methods: A button battery was inserted into esophageal segments collected from pigs. The esophageal segments were randomly allotted to one of the fo...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Jia W,Zhang B,Xu G,Xie J,Wei H,Shan N,Wang Q,Yin W,Zhao W

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Puberty is a sensitive period of life characterized by the appearance of secondary sex characteristics which leads to a complete sexual maturation. It physiologically starts between the age of 8 and 13 years in girls and 9 and 14 years in boys. In the last two decades, several studies have showed that start of puberty...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Farello G,Altieri C,Cutini M,Pozzobon G,Verrotti A

更新日期：2019-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hypospadias is a male congenital condition where the opening of the urethral meatus is not located in the typical anatomical position. It has been a challenge for empirical studies to ascertain the level of concordance of opinion among parents and urologists with regard to surgical outcomes according to hy...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Pérez-Brayfield MR,Jorge JC,Avilés LA,Díaz J,Ortiz V,Morales-Cosme W

更新日期：2016-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Guillain-Barre syndrome is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis worldwide since the eradication of poliomyelitis. Severe cases may require intensive care and mechanical ventilation. Purpose: was to study pediatric patients with severe GBS requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, to assess...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Bazaraa HM,Rady HI,Mohamed SA,Rabie WA,ElAnwar NH

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of disability in childhood. Respiratory illness is the most common cause of mortality, morbidity, and poor quality of life in the most severely affected children. Respiratory illness is caused by multiple and combined factors. This review describes these factors and discuss...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Marpole R,Blackmore AM,Gibson N,Cooper MS,Langdon K,Wilson AC

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00