DNA Methylation Profile in Human Cord Blood Mononuclear Leukocytes From Term Neonates: Effects of Histological Chorioamnionitis.

abstract：:Objectives: Low hydration has a deleterious effect on many conditions. In the absence of a urine concentrating defect, urine concentration is a marker of hydration status. However, markers to evaluate hydration status have not been well studied in children. The objectives of this paper are to compare measures of thirs...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Walawender L,Patterson J,Strouse R,Ketz J,Saxena V,Alexy E,Schwaderer A

更新日期：2018-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: The incidence and the prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are increasing, and healthcare utilization among children with EoE is high. This study provides novel insights into the health services and the treatments, including complementary medicines (CMs), used by carers to manage their children's E...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Hannan N,Steel A,McMillan SS,Tiralongo E

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:It is necessary to conduct Clinical Trials in children, including for novel vaccines. Children cannot legally provide valid consent, but can assent to research participation. Informed consent and assent communications are frequently criticized for their lack of comprehensibility and often, researchers do not involve p...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Jackson SM,Daverio M,Perez SL,Gesualdo F,Tozzi AE

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Nowadays, food allergies are considered as a wide spectrum of disorders that need different approaches. The "one size fits all" approach is giving way to a "targeted approach," based on the identification of the patient's phenotype. Thus, the approach of nutritional management of food allergy has moved on from simply ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： D'Auria E,Pendezza E,Zuccotti GV

更新日期：2020-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Pediatric sports-induced concussions have become a topic of interest and concern in the scientific community. Already, the literature is rich with studies that have identified numerous short-term and long-term consequences of childhood sports-induced concussions. However, there are very few studies that ha...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Subramaniam A,Tan RMR,Chan D,Ng ZM,Dong CY,Feng JXY,Chong SL

更新日期：2020-09-24 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：:Lung function is an important tool in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with asthma at all ages. Airway obstruction is a typical feature of asthma and it can be assessed with several lung function techniques. Spirometry, respiratory resistance and reactance, and lung volumes are available to measure it at diffe...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Calogero C,Fenu G,Lombardi E

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing awareness of the role that increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) plays in many pathologies; therefore, assessment of pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) is an increasingly requested investigation in the critical care environment. This article will go through the basic concepts regarding PAP and ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Skinner GJ

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Childhood growth is a sensitive marker of health. Animal studies show increased height and weight velocity in the presence of fungal as well as antibiotic supplement in feed. Human studies on early gut microbiota and anthropometrics have mainly focused on bacteria only and overweight, with diverging resu...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Schei K,Simpson MR,Avershina E,Rudi K,Øien T,Júlíusson PB,Underhill D,Salamati S,Ødegård RA

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the second most common leukemia of childhood and is associated with high rates of chemotherapy resistance and relapse. Clinical outcomes for children with AML treated with maximally intensive multi-agent chemotherapy lag far behind those of children with the more common acute lymphoblas...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Sexauer AN,Tasian SK

更新日期：2017-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The MTUS1 gene encodes a microtubule-associated protein involved in multiple processes including cell polarity and microtubule balance during myocardial development. Aims: To investigate the association between a de novo c. 2617A->C mutation in MTUS1 (NM_001001924.2) and non-compaction of ventricular myoca...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Bai X,Zhou Y,Ouyang N,Liu L,Huang X,Tian J,Lv T

更新日期：2019-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Acute respiratory illnesses with cough (ARIwC) are predominant causes of morbidity in Australian Indigenous children; however, data on disease burden in urban communities are scarce. This study aimed to determine the incidence of ARIwC, the predictors of recurrent (≥4 episodes) ARIwC, and development of chro...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Hall KK,Chang AB,Anderson J,Arnold D,Goyal V,Dunbar M,Otim M,O'Grady KF

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The usefulness of qualitative or quantitative volumetric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in early detection of brain structural changes and prediction of adverse outcomes in neonatal illnesses warrants further investigation. Our aim was to correlate certain brain injuries and the brain volume of feeding-r...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Kashou NH,Dar IA,El-Mahdy MA,Pluto C,Smith M,Gulati IK,Lo W,Jadcherla SR

更新日期：2017-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We constructed an optimal machine learning (ML) method for predicting intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistance in children with Kawasaki disease (KD) using commonly available clinical and laboratory variables. We retrospectively collected 98 clinical records of hospitalized children with KD (2-109 months of age). ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Kuniyoshi Y,Tokutake H,Takahashi N,Kamura A,Yasuda S,Tashiro M

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: The pediatric perineal microbiomes inhabit a dynamic environment with changes related to diet, toileting habits, and hormonal development. We hypothesized that next-generation sequencing would reveal different perineal bacterial signatures associated with developmental milestones in premenstrual females....

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Lucas EJ,Ching CB,Saraswat S,Dabdoub SM,Kumar PP,Justice SS

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Anterior lens capsule vascularity (ALCV) is resorbed in the developing fetus from 27 to 35 weeks gestation. In this pilot study, we evaluated the feasibility and validity of combining smartphone ophthalmoscope videos of ALCV and image analysis for gestational age estimation. Methods: ALCV videos were cap...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Patel M,Mukherjee D,Farsiu S,Munoz B,Blood AB,Wilson CG,Griffin JB

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a rare condition in childhood, but even more in the neonatal age. Most neonatal cases are considered a passively acquired autoimmune disease, due to a transplacental passage of maternal antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) from mothers with primary or secondary APS or, more often, from ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Giani T,Mauro A,Ferrara G,Cimaz R

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus-associated T/natural killer-cell lymphoproliferative diseases (EBV-T/NK-LPDs) are a group of rare diseases resulting from ectopic infection of T or natural killer (NK) lymphocytes with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). EBV-T/NK-LPDs include chronic active EBV infection, EBV-associated hemophagocytic lymphoh...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Kimura H,Fujiwara S

更新日期：2019-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:The purpose of this study is to describe the development of an external 3-dimensional (3D) scanner as a noninvasive method for imaging chest wall deformities. It allows objective assessment, reconstruction of the area of interest, and evaluation of the severity of the deformity by using external indexes. External ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Lain A,Garcia L,Gine C,Tiffet O,Lopez M

更新日期：2017-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent decades, new research into the developmental defects and pathophysiological basis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) has revealed opportunities for the development of innovative therapies. Importantly, the use of animal models to represent this anomaly in the laboratory has resulted in the discovery of...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Chiu PP

更新日期：2014-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Urolithiasis can affect all children even preschool ones. Diagnostic difficulties in the youngest children are due to the problems in locating pain and determining its character and severity. In keeping with the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) protocol, the number of imaging tests possible to perform is very l...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Halinski A,Halinski A,Zaniew M,Kudliński B,Soltysiak J,Sobolewski B,Steyaert H

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: To evaluate the effects of pressure levels on cerebral hemodynamics in premature infants receiving nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) during the first 3 days of life. Methods: Forty-four preterm infants treated with nCPAP were divided into two groups: very preterm infants [gestational age 1 ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Zhou H,Hou X,Cheng R,Zhao Y,Qiu J

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate serial ferritin levels measured in the initial 72 h of admission as a biomarker for new and progressive multi organ dysfunction syndrome (NPMODS) and mortality (unfavorable outcomes) in critically ill children with sepsis due to tropical infections. Material and Methods: In this prospective obse...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Williams V,Menon N,Bhatia P,Biswal M,Sreedharanunni S,Rawat A,Jayashree M,Nallasamy K

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) show a range of memory deficits, which can dramatically impact their clinical outcomes and quality of life. However, few studies have identified predictors of these memory changes. The purpose of this investigation was to identify predictors ...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Pike NA,Woo MA,Poulsen MK,Evangelista W,Faire D,Halnon NJ,Lewis AB,Kumar R

更新日期：2016-10-31 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: 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：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the relationship between influenza seasonality and outcome of very low birth weight infants (VLBWI) in a large observational cohort study of the German Neonatal Network. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Within the observational period (July 2009 until December 2014), five influenza seasons occurred (mea...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Härtel C,Humberg A,Viemann D,Stein A,Orlikowsky T,Rupp J,Kopp MV,Herting E,Göpel W

更新日期：2016-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, there has been a growing awareness of the vital role of the microbiome in the function of the immune system. Recently, several studies have demonstrated a relationship between the composition of the microbiome and the vaccine-specific immune response. As a result of these findings, the administra...

journal_title：Frontiers in pediatrics

authors： Ruck CE,Odumade OA,Smolen KK

更新日期：2020-11-26 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：: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