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Qionghua Chen, Yuelin Shen, Hui Xu, Xiaolei Tang, Haiming Yang, et al.
… aimed to investigate medical and other challenges faced by pediatric CF patients in China. Method Treatments and treatment outcomes were retrospectively analyzed for 46 pediatric CF patients diagnosed from August 2009 to June 2019. Pre- and post-treatment results were compared u…
Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Chaudhary, Sandesh Guleria, Vipan Garg, Anju Bala
…umptive pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in pediatric patients.Materials and methods: It was a descriptive observational study done in pediatric presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and EPTB patients in a tertiary care institute of northern India.Pulmonary as …
Gaensbauer JT, Reves RR, Katz D, Ahmed A, Venkatappa T
… component of clinical and public health efforts to prevent pediatric tuberculosis (TB). Pediatric data comparing the 2 IGRAs in the United States are very limited. We compared the performance of the 2 IGRAs among a large pediatric cohort tested for TBI and assessed whether disco…
Ayesha Tariq, Muhammad Naeem
Background: The prevalence of rifampicin resistance in pediatric patients with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a growing concern, particularly in regions with high TB burden. Early and accurate detection of drug resistance is crucial for effective treatment and management, especial…
Aaditya Daga, Manjiri Karlekar, Anurag Lila, Vijaya Sarathi, Anima Sharma, et al.
**OBJECTIVES:** Pediatric primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) etiologies beyond congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) show regional variations. Given limited data from India, this study aims to describe the etiological profile, phenotype, and genotype of pediatric PAI in an Indian…
Bineeta Kashyap, Neha Gupta, Pooja Dewan, Puneeta Hyanki, Narendra Pal Singh
…ovitaminosis D with clinical and microbiological profile in pediatric TB. Materials and methods A case–control study was conducted on 60 clinically diagnosed (clinical findings and radiography and/or contact history and/or Mantoux test) or microbiologically confirmed (smear and/o…
Chatterjee S, Banta A
Introduction Pediatric spinal tuberculosis is characterized by rapid bone destruction and carries the risk of rapid onset neurological deficits and severe deformity of the spine. Behavior of spinal deformity over time is affected by growth of spine. Owing to this dynamic behavior…
Qionghua Chen, Yuelin Shen, Hui Xu, Xiaolei Tang, Haiming Yang, et al.
… aimed to investigate medical and other challenges faced by pediatric CF patients in China. Method: Treatments and treatment outcomes were retrospectively analyzed for 46 pediatric CF patients diagnosed from August 2009 to June 2019. Results: Of 46 pediatric CF study patients, fo…
Jane E. Gross, Michael McCown, Caroline U. A. Okorie, Lara Bishay, Fei Jamie Dy, et al.
The following is a concise review of the Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine Core reviewing pediatric pulmonary infections, diagnostic assays, and imaging techniques presented at the 2021 American Thoracic Society Core Curriculum. Molecular methods have revolutionized microbiology. We h…
Tawatchai Luadsri, Jaturon Boonpitak, Kultida Pongdech-Udom, Patnuch Sukpom, Weerapong Chidnok
…ical-care patients, its efficacy has not been determined in pediatric patients. Objective: This study investigated the effects of MHI on secretion mass clearance and cardiorespiratory responses in pediatric patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. Methods: A total of 12 intuba…
Vioreli Angelina, I Made Dwijaputra Ayusta, Pande Putu Yuli Anandasari, Putu Patriawan
… still quite high in Indonesia. The increasing incidence of pediatric pulmonary TB is still happening today. The diagnosis of pediatric pulmonary TB is still a hot topic because the chest radiograph and clinical symptoms are not typical and are often found in other diseases. The …
Wong SA, Lee Meijuan D, Loh SW, Thoon KC, Tan NWH, et al.
… remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Pediatric patients are more likely to develop severe disease. Abdominal TB is a rare manifestation of pediatric TB and can present with chronic and nonspecific abdominal symptoms. This study examines the clinical profile…
Isabelle Munyangaju, Andreas Jahnen, Ridwaan Esmail, Benedita José, Jacinta Adrigwe, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Pediatric tuberculosis diagnosis relies heavily on imaging, yet access, equipment standards, and dose monitoring differ widely across health systems. Evidence describing how these contextual factors influence imaging use and radiation exposure in children remains …
Anita Uka, Frédéric Méchaï, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Lorenzo Guglielmetti, Yousra Kherabi, et al.
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality worldwide, with diagnostic and therapeutic challenges continuing to affect outcomes, including in high-income settings. The TBSure study investigated current practices in pediatric TB diag…
Nur Tsani Hasanah Al Mufti, Erni Astutik
…ren. This study aims to provide an overview of the trend in pediatric tuberculosis incidence before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research is a quantitative study with retrospective cohort study design. Data were collected from medical record in Klinik Utama RS. H. A Rot…
Lindsay A Concha-Mora, Aracely Guzmán-Guajardo, José E Mares-Gil, Oscar Tamez-Rivera
**BACKGROUND:** Pediatric tuberculosis (TB) remains underdiagnosed and underreported in Mexico, with limited data on its spatial distribution. This study used geographic information systems (GIS) to map pediatric TB cases diagnosed at a tertiary referral hospital in Nuevo Leon, M…
Açarı C, Ünsal E, Hakgüder G, Soylu A, Özer E
Açarı C, Ünsal E, Hakgüder G, Soylu A, Özer E. Pediatric mesenteric panniculitis: three cases and a review of the literature. Turk J Pediatr 2019; 61: 798-803. Mesenteric panniculitis is an inflammatory and fibrotic process in the mesenteric adipose tissue with unknown etiology. …
Deosthali A, Donches K, DelVecchio M, Aronoff S
…erse. No systematic review of the differential diagnosis of pediatric cervical lymphadenopathy has been conducted. Objective . To determine the prevalence rate of specific etiologies of pediatric cervical lymphadenopathy. Data Sources . EMBASE, PubMed, and SCOPUS were searched el…
Jeanine Diur Yav, Armand Mutwadi, Albert Kalonji, Fiston Ilunga Mbayo, Pacifique Kanku Wa Ilunga, et al.
… vulnerable group. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, pediatric TB continues to be underdiagnosed and underreported, particularly in rural health zones such as Kabondo Dianda. **OBJECTIVE:** This study aimed to assess the knowledge, perceptions, and practices of guardians …
Dhar D, Jaipuriar RS, Mondal MS, Shunmugakani SP, Nagarathna S, et al.
Pediatric neurobrucellosis represents a common anthropozoonosis in endemic areas but only anecdotal reports are available till date. Using appropriate search terms in the database platforms of MEDLINE, SCOPUS and Web of Sciences, we performed a systematic review of all the cases …
Nabaneeta Dash, Maura Manion, Sarah L. Silverberg, Ian Kitai
…FIGURE 1.: An approach to deterioration during treatment of pediatric TB.Lower absolute lymphocyte counts and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rates have been associated with PRs. Elevated C-reactive protein and D-dimers, together with anemia and low body mass index, are predic…
A Mosses, D Philbert, F Ngadaya, D Solomon, F Msafiri, et al.
…sistent challenges in the timely diagnosis and treatment of pediatric TB due to resource limitations, underreporting, and diagnostic complexities. To address detection gaps, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of Treatment Decision Algorithms (TDAs) to improve …
Das S, Ray BK, Nandi M, Mondal G, Paul DK
…rding to the primary CASCADE criteria. We used the modified Pediatric Alberta Stroke Programme Early Computed Tomography Score as an ordinal measure of infarct volume. The severity of arteriopathies was graded using the focal cerebral arteriopathy severity score (FCASS). The fina…
Basile FW, Nabeta P, Ruhwald M, Song R
The current diagnostic abilities for the detection of pediatric tuberculosis are suboptimal. Multiple factors contribute to the under-diagnosis of intrathoracic tuberculosis in children, namely the absence of pathognomonic features of the disease, low bacillary loads in respirato…
Gaensbauer J, Aiona K, Haas M, Reves R, Young J, et al.
…BI) to active disease. Therefore, regimens for treatment of pediatric LTBI must be not only efficacious but practical enough to overcome the unique childhood barriers to regimen adherence. Since 2012, a 4-month regimen of daily rifampin (4R) has been the standard recommendation f…