abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze calcium intake in adolescents according to sociodemographic variables, health-related behaviors, morbidities, and body mass index. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional population-based study, with a two-stage cluster sampling that used data from a survey conducted in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, bet...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： de Assumpção D,Dias MR,de Azevedo Barros MB,Fisberg RM,de Azevedo Barros Filho A

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety, tolerability and potential therapeutic effects of gastrin-releasing peptide in three children with autistic spectrum disorder. METHODS:Case series study with the intravenous administration of gastrin-releasing peptide in the dose of 160pmol/kg for four consecutive days. To evaluate th...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Becker MM,Bosa C,Oliveira-Freitas VL,Goldim JR,Ohlweiler L,Roesler R,Schwartsmann G,Riesgo Rdos S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Review the literature on excessive crying in young infants, also known as infantile colic, and its effects on family dynamics, its pathophysiology, and new treatment interventions. DATA SOURCE:The literature review was carried out in the Medline, PsycINFO, LILACS, SciELO, and Cochrane Library databases, usin...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Halpern R,Coelho R

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To correlate different methods of body composition assessment in overweight or obese schoolchildren, using deuterium oxide (D2O) dilution as a reference. METHODS:Percentage of total body water (%TBW), fat free mass (%FFM), and body fat (%BF) were assessed by D2O and tetrapolar electrical bioimpedance analysi...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Bila WC,Freitas AE,Galdino AS,Ferriolli E,Pfrimer K,Lamounier JA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the association between electronic devices in the bedroom with sedentary time and physical activity, both assessed by accelerometry, in addition to body mass index in children from São Caetano do Sul. METHODS:The sample consisted of 441 children. The presence of electronic equipment (television, ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Ferrari GL,Araújo TL,Oliveira LC,Matsudo V,Fisberg M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Report the incidence, epidemiology, clinical features, death, and vaccination status of patients with whooping cough and perform genotypic characterization of isolates of B. pertussis identified in the state of Paraná, during January 2007 to December 2013. METHODS:Cross-sectional study including 1,209 patien...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Torres RS,Santos TZ,Torres RA,Pereira VV,Fávero LA,M Filho OR,Penkal ML,Araujo LS

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the deaths of 193 children with sickle cell disease screened by a neonatal program from 1998 to 2012 and contrast the initial years with the final years. METHODS:Deaths were identified by active surveillance of children absent to scheduled appointments in Blood Bank Clinical Centers (Hemomina...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Sabarense AP,Lima GO,Silva LM,Viana MB

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the possible effects of the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate 10-valent vaccine schedule in the state of Parana on pneumococcal meningitis cases and to assess the distribution of serotypes among cases. METHOD:Cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection of cases of pneumococ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Hirose TE,Maluf EM,Rodrigues CO

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the antimicrobial activity of β-defensin-2 produced in the mammary gland and secreted in human breast milk. METHODS:The peptide production was performed by DNA cloning. β-defensin-2 levels were quantified in 61 colostrum samples and 39 mature milk samples from healthy donors, by an indirect enzym...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Baricelli J,Rocafull MA,Vázquez D,Bastidas B,Báez-Ramirez E,Thomas LE

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the age at menarche of girls, with or without weight excess, attending private and public schools in a city in Southeastern Brazil. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study comparing the age at menarche of 750 girls from private schools with 921 students from public schools, aged between 7 and 18...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Castilho SD,Nucci LB

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the occurrence of anemia and iron deficiency in children aged 1 to 5 years and the association of these events and retinol deficiency. METHODS:This was an observational analytic cross-sectional study conducted in Vitoria, ES, Brazil, between April and August of 2008, with healthy children aged 1 t...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Saraiva BC,Soares MC,Santos LC,Pereira SC,Horta PM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the presence of insulin resistance and its association with other metabolic abnormalities in obese children and adolescents. METHODS:Retrospective study of 220 children and adolescents aged 5-14 years. Anthropometric measurements were performed (weight, height, and waist circumference) and clinic...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Romualdo MC,Nóbrega FJ,Escrivão MA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to determine, by Doppler-echocardiography, the frequency of cardiac diastolic dysfunction in asymptomatic and clinically stable pediatric patients with vertical infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), from the cardiovascular viewpoint. METHODS:this was an observational, prospective, and cross-se...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Silva ML,Nassar SM,Silva AP,Ponce LL,Pires MM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to determine the prevalence of mouth breathing and to associate the history of breastfeeding with breathing patterns in children. METHODS:this was an observational study with 252 children of both genders, aged 30 to 48 months, who participated in a dental care program for mothers and newborns. As an instrume...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Lopes TS,Moura LF,Lima MC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to evaluate changes in the biochemical profile of children treated or being treated for moderate or severe stunting in a nutrition recovery and education center. METHODS:this was a retrospective longitudinal study of 263 children treated at this center between August of 2008 to August of 2011, aged 1 to 6 ye...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Alves JF,Britto RP,Ferreira HS,Sawaya AL,Florêncio TM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to investigate the pulmonary response to exercise of non-morbidly obese adolescents, considering the gender. METHODS:a prospective cross-sectional study was conducted with 92 adolescents (47 obese and 45 eutrophic), divided in four groups according to obesity and gender. Anthropometric parameters, pulmonary ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Faria AG,Ribeiro MA,Marson FA,Schivinski CI,Severino SD,Ribeiro JD,Barros Filho AA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to evaluate neonatal sepsis as a risk factor for abnormal neuromotor and cognitive development in very low birth weight preterm infants at 12 months of corrected age. METHODS:this was a prospective cohort study that followed the neuromotor and cognitive development of 194 very low birth weight preterm infant...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Ferreira RC,Mello RR,Silva KS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:this study aimed to investigate the incidence of premature rupture of fetal membranes in preterm singleton pregnancies and its association with sociodemographic factors and maternal self-reported genitourinary infections. METHODS:this was a population-based cross-sectional study, which included all mothers o...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Hackenhaar AA,Albernaz EP,da Fonseca TM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the literature for clinical data on infants with allergic or eosinophilic colitis. DATA SOURCE:MEDLINE search of all indexes was performed using the words "colitis or proctocolitis and eosinophilic" or "colitis or proctocolitis and allergic" between 1966 and February of 2013. All articles that desc...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Lozinsky AC,Morais MB

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to perform a review to investigate the influence of breastfeeding as a protective agent against the onset of diabetes in children. SOURCES:non-systematic review of SciELO, LILACS, MEDLINE, Scopus, and VHL databases, and selection of the 52 most relevant studies. A total of 21 articl...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Pereira PF,Alfenas Rde C,Araújo RM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to assess the epidemiological and genetic factors associated with severity of acute viral bronchiolitis (AVB) by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). DATA SOURCE:the key words "bronchiolitis", "risk factor", "genetics" and "respiratory syncytial virus", and all combinations among them were used to perform a se...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Alvarez AE,Marson FA,Bertuzzo CS,Arns CW,Ribeiro JD

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to determine the frequency, complications and seasonality at which respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection of the lower respiratory tract causes hospitalization in infants of age 1 year or less in 6 cities of Colombia. METHODS:one-year prospective multicentric observational study that included 717 patien...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Piñeros JG,Baquero H,Bastidas J,García J,Ovalle O,Patiño CM,Restrepo JC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the determinants of dyslipidemia in preschoolers. METHODS:A total of 227 preschoolers residing in an urban area of the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil were evaluated at age 5 years, using a cross-sectional design. Dietary intake from a food frequency questionnaire, anthropometric/bioc...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Nobre LN,Lamounier JA,Franceschini Sdo C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the implementation of a protocol proposed by the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária - ANVISA) to improve sepsis diagnosis in very low birth weight newborns. METHODS:This was a prospective study that evaluated the implementation of a protocol inv...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Pinto MC,Bueno AC,Vieira AA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the incidence of diarrheal disease (DD) and acute respiratory infection (ARI) in children undergoing supplementation of zinc and other micronutrients through the use of sprinkles, as well as their acceptance by these patients. METHOD:This was a randomized double-blinded clinical trial of 143 heal...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Sampaio DL,Mattos AP,Ribeiro TC,Leite ME,Cole CR,Costa-Ribeiro H Jr

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify risk factors for neonatal mortality, focusing on factors related to assistance care during the prenatal period, childbirth, and maternal reproductive history. METHODS:This was a case-control study conducted in Maceió, Northeastern Brazil. The sample consisted of 136 cases and 272 controls selecte...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Kassar SB,Melo AM,Coutinho SB,Lima MC,Lira PI

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review current models and scientific evidence on the influence of parents' oral health behaviors on their children's dental caries. SOURCES:MEDLINE articles published between 1980 and June, 2012. Original research articles on parents' oral health behavior were reviewed. A total of 218 citations were retri...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Castilho AR,Mialhe FL,Barbosa Tde S,Puppin-Rontani RM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate risk factors and lethality of late onset laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection (LCBI) in a Brazilian neonatal unit for progressive care (NUPC). METHODS:This was a case-control study, performed from 2008 to 2012. Cases were defined as all newborns with late onset LCBI, excluding patients with...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Romanelli RM,Anchieta LM,Mourão MV,Campos FA,Loyola FC,Mourão PH,Armond GA,Clemente WT,Bouzada MC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to describe the experience with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) in a Portuguese Pediatric Critical Care Unit, and to evaluate whether HFOV allowed improvement in oxygenation and ventilation. METHODS:This was a retrospective observational cohort study of children ventil...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Moniz M,Silvestre C,Nunes P,Abadesso C,Matias E,Loureiro H,Almeida H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To perform a bibliometric analysis of theses and dissertations on prematurity in the Capes database from 1987 to 2009. METHODS:This is a descriptive study that used the bibliometric approach for the production of indicators of scientific production. Operationally, the methodology was developed in four steps...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Pizzani L,Lopes Jde F,Manzini MG,Martinez CM

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of celiac disease in patients with myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy. METHODS:Fifty-six patients between 1 and 18 years old with dilated cardiomyopathy or myocarditis were evaluated and followed up at Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira. Patients with p...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Menezes TM,Motta ME

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association between the genetic polymorphism of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) gene and the development of sepsis and septic shock in Thai pediatric patients and to investigate the clinical impacts of TNF-α polymorphisms in this population. METHODS:To perform this genetic associatio...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Phumeetham S,Chat-Uthai N,Manavathongchai M,Viprakasit V

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the frequency and describe the clinical characteristics and respective treatments of previous history of wheezing. METHODS:Infants aged 6-23 months with upper respiratory tract complaints and reporting previous wheezing were followed-up retrospectively. Data were registered on a validated standar...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Bouzas ML,Solé D,Cardoso MR,Silva EE,Miranda KS,Néri LR,Silva PF,Amoedo RS,Meneses RB,Barral A,Nascimento-Carvalho CM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To observe the behavior of the plotted vectors on the RXc (R - resistance - and Xc - reactance corrected for body height/length) graph through bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIVA) and phase angle (PA) values in stable premature infants, considering the hypothesis that preterm infants present vector behavio...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Margutti AV,Bustamante CR,Sanches M,Padilha M,Beraldo RA,Monteiro JP,Camelo JS Jr

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Exposure to sunlight in childhood is often more intense than in adults. Literature data unequivocally show the association between this social behavior and the risk for developing malignant melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, even in adulthood. Furthermore, skin photoaging begins already in childhood throu...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Criado PR,Melo JN,Oliveira ZN

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children surviving to pediatric intensive care discharge. METHODS:A prospective evaluation of HRQoL at admission and 6 months later was carried out with children aged 6 years or more, admitted to three tertiary pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) fro...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Cunha F,Almeida-Santos L,Teixeira-Pinto A,Neves F,Barata D,Costa-Pereira A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess adequacy of vitamin C intake in HIV-infected children and adolescents; to evaluate serum levels of vitamin C and indicators of oxidative stress; to compare with the uninfected group; to correlate serum vitamin C with oxidative stress and associate them according to the reference values. METHODS:Co...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Oliveira KF,Cunha DF,Weffort VR

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify and characterize respiratory viruses that infect children from daycare centers with symptoms of respiratory infection and to evaluate the association of clinical and epidemiological disease data with the identified virus. METHODS:We conducted a study between 2003 and 2005 in 176 children with re...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Bonfim CM,Nogueira ML,Simas PV,Gardinassi LG,Durigon EL,Rahal P,Souza FP

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of pain, musculoskeletal syndromes, orthopedic disorders and using computers and playing videogames among obese adolescents. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study that investigated 100 consecutive obese adolescents and 100 healthy-weight controls using a confidential, self-repo...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Jannini SN,Dória-Filho U,Damiani D,Silva CA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the relationship between admission hyperglycemia and outcome in children with severe brain injury at hospital discharge and 6 months later. METHOD:A retrospective analysis of blood glucose levels was conducted in 61 children with severe brain injury admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit b...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Aşılıoğlu N,Turna F,Paksu MS

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00