Can the Prognosis of COVID-19 Disease Be Determined by Fecal Markers and Cytokines?

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the entire world, and has a variety of clinical presentations. The aim of this study is to determine the relationships of fecal cytokines and markers with the symptoms and prognosis of children with COVID-19 infection, and to identify noninvasive markers during follow-up. In a cohort of 40 COVID-19-positive children and 40 healthy controls, fecal cytokines and markers were examined in stool samples.

The effects of nutritional status and intervention on pulmonary functions in pediatric cystic fibrosis patients.

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) causes malabsorption of nutrients that exacerbate pulmonary problems. Nutritional interventions can improve pulmonary functions. We aimed to evaluate the effects of nutritional intervention in CF patients with malnutrition, and to determine if there is a correlation between nutritional status and pulmonary functions.

Clinical characteristics and genetic analysis of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance reseptor-related disease.

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance receptor (CFTR)-related disease is diagnosed in patients affected by CFTR dysfunction who do not fully meet the CF diagnostic criteria. Only 2% of all CF patients have CFTR-related disease. We define the demographic characteristics of such patients, described the performance of mutational analyses, and describe the clinical findings.