Publications by authors named "Fernanda Aparecida de Oliveira Peixoto"
Position paper of diagnosis and treatment of post-extubation laryngitis in children: a multidisciplinary expert-based opinion.
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol
May 2024
Objectives: To make recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of post-extubation laryngitis (PEL) in children with or without other comorbidities.
Methods: A three-iterative modified Delphi method was applied. Specialists were recruited representing pediatric otolaryngologists, pediatric and neonatal intensivists.
Human bocaparvoviruses (HBoVs) belong to the Parvoviridae family, being currently classified into four species (HBoV1-4). These viruses have been found in association with respiratory and gastroenteric symptoms, as well as in asymptomatic individuals. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of HBoVs in infants under 5 months old admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) during the COVID-19 pandemic (between March 2021 and March 2022).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFViral Coinfection of Children Hospitalized with Severe Acute Respiratory Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic.
Biomedicines
May 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on respiratory viral infections in children, emphasizing the role of rapid molecular technology for detecting various pathogens to help diagnose severe acute respiratory infections (SARI).
- Conducted from March 2020 to December 2021, the research included children admitted to the ICU and revealed that out of 446 diagnosed cases, 160 experienced co-infections with multiple viruses, highlighting key co-infection pairs.
- The data showed significant differences in coinfection trends between 2020 and 2021, and it was noted that oxygen therapy’s duration was notably affected in cases with specific coinfections, with two fatalities occurring in patients with hRV/SARS-CoV-2.
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are caused by a variety of microorganisms. Of all ARIs, 80% are caused by viruses such as human respiratory syncytial virus, metapneumovirus, influenza, parainfluenza, rhinovirus, and, more recently, Sars-CoV-2, which has been responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of our study was to evaluate clinical data from a viral panel performed in children hospitalized with SARS or COVID-19 in the infirmary or ICU of 5 pediatric hospitals in the city of Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 greatly affects the pediatric population and is 3 times more prevalent in newborns than in the general population. In newborns, the overexpression of immunological molecules may also induce a so-called cytokine storm. In our study, we evaluated the expression of cytokines in newborns admitted to a neonatal ICU whose mothers had SARS-CoV-2 and symptoms of SARS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Review the risks and benefits of postnatal corticosteroid use for the treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, considering that there is not a more effective therapy.
Data Sources: The literature review was carried out in the BIREME database, using the terms "bronchopulmonary dysplasia and corticosteroid" in the LILACS, IBECS, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and SciELO databases, selecting the most relevant articles on the subject, with emphasis on recent literature published in the last five years.
Summary Of The Data: In preterm infants, bronchopulmonary dysplasia is still a common problem and remains without a specific therapy, despite knowledge of the several risk factors.