Convergence and divergence in Kawasaki disease and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: results from the COVASAKI survey.

Objectives: To compare Kawasaki disease (KD) and multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) in children.

Methods: Prospective collection of demographics, clinical and treatment data. Assessment of type 1 interferon (IFN) score, CXCL9, CXCL10, Interleukin (IL)18, IFNγ, IL6, IL1b at disease onset and at recovery.

The COVID-related mental health load of neonatal healthcare professionals: a multicenter study in Italy.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected healthcare professionals' lives. We investigated the potential mental health risk faced by healthcare professionals working in neonatal units in a multicentre cross-sectional observational study.

Methods: We included all healthcare personnel of seven level-3 and six level-2 neonatal units in Tuscany, Italy.

Study on 480 hospitalized febrile children: evaluation of the septic risk and results of the antibiotic and corticosteroid combined therapy.

The febrile child, previously healthy, represents a frequent diagnosis and management problem for pediatricians who work in private offices and those in hospital emergency departments. We are specifically interested in the identification, for the febrile child with septic risk, of severity parameters permitting to assess the likelihood of a serious bacterial infection. In the retrospective study we present, carried out on children admitted for febrile illness, two factors were mainly evaluated: 1.