Community acquired pneumonia incidence among children less than 5 years of age in Concordia, Argentina: vaccination impact.

Objective: To measure the effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugated vaccine (PCV13) against Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) and invasive pneumococcal disease, 2 years after the vaccine (2+1) was included into the National Immunization Program of Argentina, and to describe variables associated with bacterial pneumonia and hospitalization.

Methods: This was a prospective, population-based surveillance study of CAP incidence (ambulatory and hospitalized) among children less than 5 years of age in the Department of Concordia (Entre Rios, Argentina) from April 2014 - March 2016. The diagnosis of probable bacterial pneumonia (PBP) was determined following the standardized WHO protocol.

Clinical, functional, and radiological outcome in children with pleural empyema.

Introduction: Few studies have prospectively evaluated recovery process and long-term consequences of pleural space infections.

Objective: To evaluate clinical, pulmonary, and diaphragmatic function and radiological outcome in patients hospitalized with pleural empyema.

Material And Methods: Previously healthy patients from 6 to 16 years were enrolled.

Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Children: Prevalence and Predictors in a Large Cohort with Thyroid Nodules Followed Prospectively.

We retrospectively analyzed the findings of a prospective cohort of 75 children referred for thyroid nodules between 2008 and 2013. Prevalence of papillary differentiated thyroid carcinoma was 18.7%.