Publications by authors named "Abiel Mascarenas"
Article Synopsis
- RSV is the top cause of severe respiratory infections in children and has seen a rise in cases post-pandemic, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
- Traditional treatments have been mainly supportive, but new preventive measures like long-acting monoclonal antibodies and vaccinations for pregnant women are becoming available.
- The Latin American Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (SLIPE) is assessing the impact of RSV in the LAC region and recommending new strategies for prevention.
Are the first 1,000 days of life a neglected vital period to prevent the impact on maternal and infant morbimortality of infectious diseases in Latin America? Proceedings of a workshop of experts from the Latin American Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, SLIPE.
Front Pediatr
November 2023
Article Synopsis
- The first 1,000 days of life are vital for child development, but there's a lack of information on influencing factors in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region.
- In May 2022, the Latin American Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (SLIPE) organized a workshop with experts to discuss key issues affecting childhood development and maternal infant health in LAC.
- The goal was to identify priorities and create actionable recommendations to improve maternal and infant care, focusing on reducing mortality from infections and preventable diseases during this critical developmental period.
Background: Limited data is available from low-middle and upper-middle income countries of the factors associated with hospitalization or admission to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) for children with COVID-19.
Objective: To describe the factors associated with hospitalization or PICU admission of children with COVID-19 in Latin America.
Method: Multicenter, analytical, retrospective study of children reported from 10 different Latin American countries to the Latin-American Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (SLIPE-COVID) research network from June 1, 2020, and February 28, 2021.
Introduction: The 1st Regional Experts on Infant Vaccination (REIV) meeting generated updated consensus recommendations to improve the control of various major vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in Latin America.
Areas Covered: Workshops highlighted recent changes in immunization schedules within the region, experience of countries incorporating combined acellular pertussis vaccines schedules and parenteral inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). The need to definitively replace oral polio vaccine (OPV) by IPV, and potential benefits of introducing new combined vaccines, were extensively discussed.