Publications by authors named "Juan Jose Menendez-Suso"
Background: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is frequently complicated by skin infection, which can lead to bacteremia. However, bloodstream infections (BSI) in patients with EB have not been well described.
Methods: Retrospective study of BSI in children 0-18 years with EB from a national reference unit in Spain, in 2015-2020.
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- - Mosaic Variegated Aneuploidy Syndrome 2 (MVA2) is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in the CEP57 gene, leading to abnormal chromosome patterns across various tissues.
- - Only 12 cases have been documented, including two new unrelated patients from Moroccan consanguineous families who share a specific genetic variant in the CEP57 gene.
- - Common symptoms seen in these patients include prenatal growth retardation, unique facial features, and various health issues, but none have reported cancer.
Objectives: Early diagnosis of invasive Candida infections is a challenge for pediatricians, intensivists, and microbiologists. To fill this gap, a new nanodiagnostic method has been developed using manual application of T2 nuclear magnetic resonance to detect Candida species. The aim of this study was to evaluate, prospectively, the usefulness as a tool diagnosis of the T2Candida panel in pediatric patients admitted at the PICU compared with blood culture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel detects the 14 most frequent pathogens causing meningitis and/or encephalitis. The use of FilmArray ME with non-validated samples is seldom published in the literature. We describe the case of a 3-year-old child, diagnosed with acute meningoencephalitis, in whom the FilmArray ME technique successfully identified Neisseria meningitidis in both skin biopsy and whole blood samples.
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- - The study aimed to determine if using ultrasound guidance improves the success of placing central venous catheters in critically ill children compared to the traditional landmark technique.
- - Conducted over six months in 26 pediatric intensive care units, the research evaluated outcomes in 500 procedures, focusing on first-attempt success rates and complications.
- - Results showed that ultrasound significantly enhanced first-attempt success rates, reduced the number of attempts needed, and led to fewer mechanical complications compared to the landmark method.
Nonketotic hyperglycinemia presenting as pulmonary hypertensive vascular disease and fatal pulmonary edema in response to pulmonary vasodilator therapy.
J Pediatr
September 2012
The association of pulmonary hypertensive vascular disease with nonketotic hyperglycinemia is rare. We describe 5 infants diagnosed with nonketotic hyperglycinemia, in whom pulmonary hypertensive vascular disease was the main presenting feature, and who developed severe pulmonary edema in response to pulmonary vasodilators.
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