The Influence of Maternal-Foetal Parameters on Concentrations of Zonulin and Calprotectin in the Blood and Stool of Healthy Newborns during the First Seven Days of Life. An Observational Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: It can be hypothetically assumed that maternal and perinatal factors influence the intestinal barrier.

Methods: The study was conducted with 100 healthy, full-term newborns breastfed in the first week of life, with similar analyses for their mothers. Zonulin and calprotectin levels were used as intestinal permeability markers.

The Use of Noninvasive Ventilation with High Frequency in Newborns-A Single-Center Experience.

Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of noninvasive high-frequency ventilation (nHFV) in respiratory-deficient infants.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of 32 cases of nHFV in 30 term ( = 4) and preterm ( = 26) newborns using a noninvasive ventilation (NIV) device. nHFV avoided intubation of children performed with NIV and reintubation after long-term mechanical ventilation (MV).

[An abdominal inflammatory pseudotumor in a 9-year-old girl with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus type 1--a case report].

An inflammatory tumor is a rare, benign pathology with a variable natural course. The hypotheses of the etiology of the inflammatory tumor are associated with trauma, infections or the immune mechanisms. To our knowledge, in the literature are described some single cases of solid omental and peritoneal masses as an uncommon cause of abdominal lump in children.