abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide recent guidelines to reduce the incidence of diarrheal diseases. We discuss the definition, clinical aspects, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of persistent diarrhea. SOURCES:Electronic search of the MEDLINE database, Google search. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS:Acute diarrhea may...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Andrade JA,Fagundes-Neto U

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the trend of pneumonia mortality in Brazilian children aged 4 years and younger from 1991 to 2007. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective study based on the database of the IT Department of the Brazilian Unified Health System (DATASUS), from which we obtained the number of deaths from pneumonia and...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Rodrigues FE,Tatto RB,Vauchinski L,Leães LM,Rodrigues MM,Rodrigues VB,Catharino A,Cainelli M,Prates GP,Cerqueira TM,Zhang L

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate sleep architecture in children and adolescents with both cystic fibrosis (CF) and a clinical suspicion of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), and to identify the respiratory polysomnographic profile of these patients. METHODS:Parents or guardians of children with CF filled out a questionnaire desi...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Ramos RT,Salles C,Daltro CH,Santana MA,Gregório PB,Acosta AX

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasitoses in Native Brazilian children from 2 to 9 years old. METHODS:A search for ova and parasites was conducted in the stools of children between 2 to 9 years old living in six indigenous villages located in the Middle and Lower Xingu River, to wit: Pavuru, Moygu...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Escobar-Pardo ML,de Godoy AP,Machado RS,Rodrigues D,Fagundes Neto U,Kawakami E

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate determinants of physical inactivity among adolescents aged 15 to 19 years in the city of Recife, northeastern Brazil. METHOD:This case-control study involved 597 private school students aged 15 to 19 years selected by convenience sampling. Exclusion criteria were adolescents with diseases that...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Lippo BR,Silva IM,Aca CR,Lira PI,Silva GA,Motta ME

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of exclusive breastfeeding and introduction of cow's milk in the first year of life on the diagnosis of asthma, wheezing, and atopy in children aged 3 to 4 years. METHODS:This is a cohort study nested in a randomized field trial investigating the effectiveness of dietary guidelines dur...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Strassburger SZ,Vitolo MR,Bortolini GA,Pitrez PM,Jones MH,Stein RT

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the prevalence of and factors associated with overweight in children under 4 years of age in Feira de Santana, state of Bahia, Brazil. METHODS:Cross-sectional study nested within a birth cohort of 793 children born in Feira de Santana, Brazil. Independent variables were related to infant charact...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Jesus GM,Vieira GO,Vieira TO,Martins Cda C,Mendes CM,Castelão ES

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of celiac disease and to describe the histological alterations, clinical manifestations, and conditions associated with a group of first-degree relatives of celiac disease patients in the municipality of Recife, Northeast Brazil. METHOD:The study was conducted in outpatient clinic...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Castro-Antunes MM,Magalhães R,Nobre JM,Duarte BP,Silva GA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the results of open challenge tests performed in children fed with cow's milk-free diet. DESCRIPTION:Cross-sectional study evaluating cow's milk open challenge performed under supervision in a hospital setting during 2.5 hours and ambulatory follow-up for 30 days when no immediate reaction occurred...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Correa FF,Vieira MC,Yamamoto DR,Speridião Pda G,de Morais MB

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Assess the maternal socio-demographic factors associated with the frequency of use of child care services by low income families. METHODS:Cross-sectional analysis of 393 children between 12 and 16 months old who participated in a randomized field trial during their first year of life in a program of nutritio...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Vitolo MR,Gama CM,Campagnolo PD

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the use of intravenous vs. oral antibiotic therapy. METHODS:All febrile neutropenic patients younger than 18 years old with low risk of complications and receiving chemotherapy were selected. The study was conducted from 2002 to 2005 at the Pediatric Oncology Unit of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Cagol AR,Castro Junior CG,Martins MC,Machado AL,Ribeiro RC,Gregianin LJ,Brunetto AL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the bone mineral density (BMD) and to relate it to the food intake and body composition of adolescent runway models. METHODS:Cross-sectional study evaluating 33 models and 33 non-models aged from 15 to 18 years, paired by age and body mass index (BMI). BMD of spine (L1-L4) was evaluated using the...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Rodrigues AM,Cintra IP,Santos LC,Martini LA,Mello MT,Fisberg M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the literature on the effects of parental divorce over the psychological maladjustment and physical health problems in children of divorced parents, thus contributing to the integration of existing scientific knowledge based on the biopsychosocial model of the impact of divorce on children's physica...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Nunes-Costa RA,Lamela DJ,Figueiredo BF

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different ergonomic desk designs and pencil grip patterns on handwriting performance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy and healthy children. METHODS:Twenty-six children with left hemiplegic cerebral palsy and 32 typically developing children wer...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Kavak ST,Bumin G

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if the number of involved anatomic areas can modify the standard risk groups in pediatric Hodgkin's lymphoma, identifying children who would benefit from a reduction in treatment intensity. METHODS:Retrospective study evaluating age, sex, histology, Ann-Arbor stage, presence of B symptoms, numb...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Morais A,Barros MH,Hassan R,Morais VL,Muniz MT

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze acute splenic sequestration (ASS) in children with sickle cell anemia diagnosed through a newborn screening program in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and followed up at the hematology center in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS:Retrospective cohort of 255 children with ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Rezende PV,Viana MB,Murao M,Chaves AC,Ribeiro AC

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the trend in mortality due to diarrhea among children under 5 in the town of Osasco (SP), Brazil, between 1980 and 2000. METHODS:This is a descriptive observational study with two different designs, the first using individuals as the unit of study, and the other ecological, using groups of individ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Melli LC,Waldman EA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the influence of obesity status on immune cell count and concentration of the hormones cortisol and leptin, in order to establish a relationship among the variables analyzed. METHODS:We recruited 27 obese [body mass index (BMI) > or = 95th percentile] and 21 non-obese (BMI < or = 75th percentile) ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Foschini D,Santos RV,Prado WL,de Piano A,Lofrano MC,Martins AC,Carnier J,Caranti DA,Sanches Pde L,Tock L,Mello MT,Tufik S,Dâmaso AR

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify the concurrent validity and interobserver reliability of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) in premature infants followed-up at the outpatient clinic of Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (IFF/Fiocruz), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS:A total of 88 premature infants were enro...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Almeida KM,Dutra MV,Mello RR,Reis AB,Martins PS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this review of genetic counseling (GC) is to describe the current concepts and philosophical and ethical principles accepted by the great majority of countries and recommended by the World Health Organization, the stages of the process, its results and the psychological impact that a genetic ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Pina-Neto JM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sedation is an important step in the management of patients with hypercyanotic spells associated with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) to ameliorate and prevent recurrence of cyanosis. This case report illustrates the effectiveness of dexmedetomidine-induced sedation in the management of hypercyanotic spells in a ne...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Senzaki H,Ishido H,Iwamoto Y,Taketazu M,Kobayashi T,Katogi T,Kyo S

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to determine whether endogenous mononuclear leukocyte DNA strand is a target of phototherapy. METHODS:The study included 65 term infants aged between 3-10 days that had been exposed to intensive (n = 23) or conventional (n = 23) phototherapy for at least 48 hours due to neonatal jaundice, and a c...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Aycicek A,Kocyigit A,Erel O,Senturk H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the motor performance of premature neonates using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) and to investigate the influence of birth weight on motor acquisition. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out of a prospective cohort of 44 premature newborn infants with gestational ages from 32 to ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Manacero S,Nunes ML

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the main undesirable side effects of glucocorticoid therapy, mechanisms of action and the necessary measures to minimize side effects. SOURCES:Author's experience, supplemented with papers published in MEDLINE. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS:The principles for minimizing undesirable side effects of glu...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Longui CA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present a new branch of scientific knowledge, known as the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD), covering its concepts, study methods and ethical considerations in addition to the prospects for this area of knowledge. SOURCES:A non-systematic review of the biomedical literature intended to ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Silveira PP,Portella AK,Goldani MZ,Barbieri MA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical and demographic characteristics of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients diagnosed at the Pediatric Oncology Unit at the Instituto Materno-Infantil Professor Fernando Figueira (IMIP) over a 9-year period, and also to describe their survival rates and possible associations between the surviv...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Pedrosa MF,Pedrosa F,Lins MM,Pontes Neto NT,Falbo GH

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the new options in insulin therapy for controlling diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents. SOURCES:Articles indexed in PubMed were located using the search terms insulin analogs in children and adolescents and reviewed. Information was also obtained from American Diabetes Association and Soc...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Schmid H

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate how well the parents of children on cow's milk free diets perform at recognizing whether or not expressions describe and foods contain cow's milk proteins. METHODS:Interviews were conducted with 24 parents of children on cow's milk and by-products exclusion diets and 23 parents of children wit...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Weber TK,Speridião Pda G,Sdepanian VL,Neto UF,de Morais MB

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate retinol concentration in colostrum samples collected with a 24 hour interval. METHOD:Colostrum was collected from 24 recently-delivered mothers at two points in time, 0 hours (T0) and 24 hours later (T24), and a pooled sample of colostrum from T0 and T24 was also analyzed. Fat content was determi...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Ribeiro KD,Araújo KF,Pereira MC,Dimenstein R

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the increased risk of acquiring infectious diseases associated with out-of-home childcare and the effectiveness of measures for the control and prevention of diseases transmission at daycare and preschool education centers. SOURCES:A review of literature in the MEDLINE, LILACS and Cochrane Librar...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Nesti MM,Goldbaum M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review current concepts related to the procedure of tracheal intubation in children. SOURCES:Relevant articles published from 1968 to 2006 were selected from the MEDLINE, LILACS and SciELO databases, using the keywords intubation, tracheal intubation, child, rapid sequence intubation and pediatric airway....

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Matsumoto T,de Carvalho WB

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the incidence of brain death (BD) and its medical management and adopted protocols after its diagnosis in seven pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) located in three Brazilian regions. METHODS:A cross-sectional and multicenter study was conducted, based on the retrospective review of medical reco...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Lago PM,Piva J,Garcia PC,Troster E,Bousso A,Sarno MO,Torreão L,Sapolnik R,Members of Núcleo de Estudos em Etica em Pediatria-Brazil (NEEP-Br).

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a predictive model capable of identifying which premature infants have the greatest probability of presenting bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), based on assessment at the end of their first week of life. METHODS:Data were collected retrospectively from January 1998 to July 2001, and prospectively ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Bhering CA,Mochdece CC,Moreira ME,Rocco JR,Sant'Anna GM

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate risk factors for anemia in infants assisted by public health services. METHODS:In a cross-sectional study carried out in Viçosa, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 205 children from 6 to 12 months were evaluated. Socioeconomic, environmental and biological data were collected, as well as informati...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Silva DG,Priore SE,Franceschini Sdo C

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigates the nutritional factors that determine the absence of anemia in infants from families with a low socioeconomic background submitted to a nutrition intervention program, as well as iron intake according to recommendations. METHODS:The study included 369 children from a cohort of inhabi...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Vitolo MR,Bortolini GA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present an up-to-date and critical review regarding food allergies, focusing mainly on treatment and prevention. SOURCES:Review of published literature searched on MEDLINE database; those data which were the most up-to-date and representative were selected (2000-2006). The search included the European Soc...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Ferreira CT,Seidman E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present evidence-based recommendations for the use of antibiotics for the treatment of the most common acute respiratory infections (ARI) and the available information on the importance of this type of management. SOURCES:MEDLINE and LILACS databases, technical publications by international organizations...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Nascimento-Carvalho CM

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the peak inspiratory pressure and ventilation rate achieved by physicians when using a neonatal self-inflating bag on a lung model. METHODS:Fifteen physicians ventilated full term and preterm infant lung simulators while the outcomes were captured by a ventilation monitor. RESULTS:Median peak pr...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Resende JG,Menezes CG,Paula AM,Ferreira AC,Zaconeta CA,Silva CA,Rodrigues MP,Tavares P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To show important aspects of gastroduodenal peptic ulcer and of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and adolescents. SOURCES:Technical textbooks and MEDLINE and LILACS databases including publications between 1966 and 2006. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS:The etiology of peptic ulcer in children and adolesce...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Bittencourt PF,Rocha GA,Penna FJ,Queiroz DM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the etiology of exanthema cases, with or without fever, in children seen in the emergency room of a hospital located in a region where dengue is endemic. METHODS:Enrollment took place between 21/09/2001 and 20/09/2002 and included 95.9% (71/74) of children presenting with exanthema at the emergency ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Campagna Dde S,Miagostovich MP,Siqueira MM,Cunha RV

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00