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For the journal "Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal"
Dengue Fever
Development and Validation of a Prediction Score for Critical Admission in Children With Dengue.
This study aimed to develop and validate a clinical score for the prediction of critical care entrance in children with dengue. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using admissions from January 2019 to August 2021, at Hospital Infantil Napoleon Franco Pareja, in Cartagena, Colombia. We...
Tick Borne Encephalitis (TBE)
A Retrospective Analysis of Tick-borne Encephalitis in Children Treated in Kaunas Hospital During 2012 to 2019
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an infectious disease caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus which is transmitted by the bite of infected Ixodes ricinus ticks.1 TBE is the most common tick-borne disease in Central and Eastern Europe and is endemic in 27 European countries.2 Based on the...
Dengue Fever
Unique Immune Blood Markers Between Severe Dengue and Sepsis in Children
Dengue is a systemic vector-borne disease caused by any of the 4 dengue virus (DENV) serotypes (DENV-1 to DENV-4). An estimated 390 million infections occur each year, with 25% of symptomatic cases.1 In addition, the incidence of dengue has greatly increased over the last 3 decades, and the pediatric...
Japanese Encephalitis
Geographic Expansion of Japanese Encephalitis Virus to Australia: Neuroinflammatory Sequelae and Consideration of Immunomodulation
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a neurotropic flavivirus endemic to south and southeast Asia. JEV is an important cause of encephalitis in children with half of the world's population living in endemic regions.1 Recently, there has been evidence of geographic expansion of JEV secondary to climate...
Diphtheria
Diphtheria in Western Uttar Pradesh: A Re-emerging Threat
Diphtheria is caused by exotoxin producing Corynebacterium diphtheria strains, and the most common presentation is acute respiratory infection, but there may be other manifestation including myocarditis, neuropathy and bull neck, all of which are indicators of poor prognosis. Reemergence of...
