Solar radiation, air pollution, and bronchiolitis hospitalizations in Chile: An ecological study.

Objective: To evaluate trends and geographic distribution of infant bronchiolitis hospitalizations in Chile, a country with large variation in solar radiation (SR) and high rates of urban air pollution.

Methods: We performed a nationwide ecological study of bronchiolitis hospitalizations from 2001 to 2014. We investigated the associations of regional SR (a proxy of vitamin D status) and regional fine particulate matter (PM2.

[Vertebral fractures in children with Type I Osteogenesis imperfecta].

Unlabelled: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is an hereditary disease affecting conective tissue, mainly associated to growth retardation and pathological fractures. OI type I (OI type I), is the mildest, most often, and homogeneous in its fenotype. Vertebral fractures are the most significant complications, associated to skeletical and cardiopulmonary morbidity.

Well-Being and Agency in Parents of Children With Congenital Heart Disease: A Survey in Chile.

Background: Parents of children having congenital heart diseases (CHDs) develop symptoms of depression, distress, anxiety, and hopelessness more frequently than parents of healthy children. Associated with the described symptoms, parents may experience a lack of control and disempowerment, which decreases the parent's agency, a construct from development studies, and which may have negative consequences on adherence to treatment. The primary aim of this study was to assess the effect of medical treatment on well-being and agency in parents of children having CHDs, in Chile, and to compare it with reference values.

[Clinic and epidemiologic description of Clostridium difficile infection in a pediatric population].

Background: Clostridium difficile (CUj-associated disease (CDAD) and the role of the hypervirulent strain NAP1 have not been well characterized in Pediatrics.

Aims: To describe clinical features of CDAD, and to estimate NAP1 frequency and association with disease severity in Pediatrics.

Methods: Descriptive, transversal surveillance of diarrheal episodes in Chilean children, hospitalized between February 2012 and December 2013, positive for CD by molecular diagnosis.

[Breastfeeding as a protective factor against overweight and obesity among pre-school children].

Introduction: The rates of overweight and obesity among children have significantly increased in Chile.

Objective: To assess the benefits of breastfeeding in preventing malnutrition by excessive intake of foods in Chilean pre-school children.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted in 2011 on pediatric patients treated in a private Chilean healthcare center (San Joaquin Medical Center, Catholic University).