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Investigação Citogenômica de Crianças com Doença Cardíaca Congênita: Experiênci...
Grassi,Marcília Sierro; Montenegro,Marília; Zanardo,Evelin Aline; Pastorino,Antonio Carlos; Dorna,Mayra Barros; Kim,Chong; Jatene,Marcelo; Miura,NanaResumo Fundamento Algumas síndromes têm características específicas e facilmente reconhecíveis, enquanto outras podem ser mais complexas de se identificar e podem apresentar diferentes manifestações fenotípicas, por exemplo. Um diagnóstico etiológico é importante para entender a natureza da doença, para estabelecer o prognóstico e para começar o tratamento, permitindo a inclusão de pacientes na sociedade e redu...
O Coração de Pacientes Pediátricos com COVID-19: Novos Insights a Partir de um ...
Diniz,Maria de Fátima Rodrigues; Cardoso,Maira Freire; Sawamura,Karen Saori Shiraishi; Menezes,Carolina Rocha Brito; Lianza,Alessandro CavalcantiResumo Fundamento A pandemia da COVID-19 representa uma enorme carga para o sistema de saúde do mundo. Apesar de pacientes pediátricos terem sido relativamente poupados em comparação a adultos, estudos recentes mostraram um número crescente de pacientes críticos com Síndrome Inflamatória Multisistêmica Pediátrica (SIM-P) com disfunção cardiovascular importante. No entanto, pouco se conhece a respeito da relação...
PEDIATRICIANS AFTER RESIDENCY: A SURVEY OF PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL DATA AND ISSUES
Silva,Clovis Artur; Trindade,Vitor Cavalcanti; Abel,Roberta Capretz D’Oliveira; Silva,Marcelo Oliveira; Santos,João Fernando VecchiABSTRACT Objective: To assess personal, professional, medical, and scientific educational characteristics and issues reported by pediatricians. Methods: Cross-sectional study based on an online survey including 614 pediatricians who graduated in the last 15 years at a University Pediatric Department in Brazil. Results: The response rate was 331/614(54%). The majority were females (82%), the median age was 33 ye...
Neonatal infection and passive acquisition of serum total IgG and reactive with...
Yoshida,Renata de Araújo Monteiro; Palmeira,Patricia; Carneiro-Sampaio,Magda; Brizot,Maria de Lourdes; Carvalho,Werther Brunow deSUMMARY OBJECTIVE To describe the concentration of total and specific IgG antibodies anti-Streptococcus B, anti-lipopolysaccharide of Klebsiella spp, and anti-lipopolysaccharide of Pseudomonas spp in the umbilical cord of newborn(NB) twins and to analyze the association between neonatal infection and antibody concentration in the umbilical cord blood. METHODS A prospective cross-sectional study of a cohort of N...
COMPLEXITY OF PEDIATRIC CHRONIC DISEASE: CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY WITH 16,237 PATI...
Passone,Caroline Gouveia Buff; Grisi,Sandra Josefina; Farhat,Sylvia Costa; Manna,Thais Della; Pastorino,Antonio Carlos; Alveno,Renata AntunesABSTRACT Objective: To assess demographic data and characteristics of children and adolescents with pediatric chronic diseases (PCD), according to the number of specialties/patient. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study with 16,237 PCD patients at outpatient clinics in one year. Data were analyzed by an electronic data system, according to the number of physician appointments for PCD. This study assesse...
Mortality in adolescents and young adults with chronic diseases during 16 years...
Ramos,Gabriel F.; Ribeiro,Vanessa P.; Mercadante,Mariana P.; Ribeiro,Maira P.; Delgado,Artur F.; Farhat,Sylvia C.L.; Leal,Marta M.; Marques,Heloisa H.ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate mortality in adolescents and young adult patients with chronic diseases followed in a Latin American tertiary hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was performed in a tertiary/academic hospital in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Death occurred in 529/2850 (18.5%) adolescents and young adult patients with chronic diseases, and 25/529 (4.7%) were excluded due to...
Pediatric chronic patients at outpatient clinics: a study in a Latin American U...
Alveno,Renata A.; Miranda,Caroline V.; Passone,Caroline G.; Waetge,Aurora R.; Hojo,Elza S.; Farhat,Sylvia C.L.; Odone-Filho,Vicente; Tannuri,UenisAbstract Objective: To describe the characteristics of children and adolescentes with chronic diseases of outpatient clinics at a tertiary university hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed with 16,237 patients with chronic diseases followed-up in one year. The data were collected through the electronic system, according to the number of physician appointments in 23 pediatric specialties. Patie...
Immunology of breast milk
Palmeira,Patricia; Carneiro-Sampaio,MagdaSummary In the critical phase of immunological immaturity of the newborn, particularly for the immune system of mucous membranes, infants receive large amounts of bioactive components through colostrum and breast milk. Colostrum is the most potent natural immune booster known to science. Breastfeeding protects infants against infections mainly via secretory IgA (SIgA) antibodies, but also via other various bioa...
Mild and moderate Mannose Binding Lectin deficiency are associated with systemi...
Perazzio,Sandro Félix; Silva,Neusa Pereira da; Carneiro-Sampaio,Magda; Andrade,Luis Eduardo CoelhoAbstract Objective The potential association of mannose binding lectin (MBL) deficiency and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been investigated in several studies, but results have been mixed. One explanation for the conflicting results could be differences in ethnic background of study subjects. In this study we investigated the association of MBL deficiency and SLE in a large cohort of Brazilian SLE pati...
Doenças autoimunes e autoanticorpos em pacientes pediátricos e seus parentes de...
Fahl,Kristine; Silva,Clovis A.; Pastorino,Antonio C.; Carneiro-Sampaio,Magda; Jacob,Cristina M.A.Introdução: As manifestações clínicas da deficiência de imunoglobulina A (DIgA) incluem infecções recorrentes, atopia e doenças autoimunes. No entanto, para o nosso conhecimento, as avaliações concomitantes de doenças autoimunes e autoanticorpos em uma coorte de pacientes com DIgA com idade atual > 10 anos e seus parentes não foram feitas. Objetivos: Avaliar doenças autoimunes e presença de autoanticorpos em pa...