Celiac disease with neurologic manifestations in children.

Unlabelled: Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy triggered by the ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible individuals and neurologic manifestations may be one of the presentations form. The aim of this study was to report the incidence of neurologic manifestations in children with CD.

Material And Methods: Between 2000-2010, 48 children aged 2-18 years diagnosed with CD have been monitored.

An indirect evaluation of the national program of diabetes mellitus--study case of Romania.

Unlabelled: Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents an important problem of public health according to the worldwide statistical data. In Romania, the national program is facing the same situation: increasing incidence (both for children and adults) and prevalence of this disease.

Aim: To evaluate the results of the national program for DM through some indirect indicators.

Current microbiological data on lower respiratory tract infection in cystic fibrosis. Part II: Recommendations for microbiological diagnosis in cystic fibrosis.

Current standards of sputum examination in respiratory infections with opportunistic bacteria cannot be applied to patients with cystic fibrosis due to their particularities. In 2010, a working group from Great Britain established standards for microbiological processing of samples from patients with cystic fibrosis. Recommendations on sample collection, transportation, storage, and processing, identification of bacterial isolates and in vitro antibiotic susceptibility are made.

[Current microbiological data on lower respiratory tract infection in cystic fibrosis. Part I: Isolated microorganisms and their clinical significance].

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a disease that degrades the local defense mechanisms of the lower respiratory tract. As a result, patients develop recurrent infections that progressively deteriorates antiinfection defenses and represent the major cause of mortality. A hallmark of those infections is the diversity of microorganisms isolated from broncho-alveolar lavage or sputum.

[Nutritional management of cystic fibrosis in children].

Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) are at risk for poor growth. A major goal in the management of CF patients is to maintain a good nutritional status as it improves long-term survival. A balanced diet, which includes adequate calories and the right vitamin and mineral supplements, is key to good nutrition and health.

[Malnutrition and complex nutritional therapy in cystic fibrosis].

Good nutrition is essential for normal growth and development. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is commonly associated with energy deficiency in children. Malnutrition is a very frequent complication and contributes significantly toward morbidity in CF.

[The implications of nutrition in the obesity of children and adolescents].

Obesity is currently the most prevalent nutritional disease of children and adolescents and a common health problem. Besides the bio-ecologic and socio-economic factors (genetical, professional, cultural, educational), the exogenous factors (nutritional) have a pro-obesity action by increasing the caloric intake determining energy imbalance. The authors present the role of nutrition in the occurrence of obesity in children and adolescents and its role in the treatment of the disease.