Hantavirus Infection in Children-A Pilot Study of Single Regional Center.

Background: Hantaviruses are infectious etiological agents of a group of rodent-borne hemorrhagic fevers, with two types of clinical manifestations in humans: hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). According to available statistics, the disease occurs mainly in adults, but the lower incidence in the pediatric population might also be related to a lack of diagnosis possibilities or even unsatisfactory knowledge about the disease.

Materials And Methods: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome diagnosed and treated in the Department of Nephrology at St.

STRESS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS--THE EFFECT OF PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION.

Long-term hospitalization emotionally impacts any patient, especially children, and is defined as a long period of time during which the patient is hospitalized and experiences isolation from his or her family, friends and home. Stressful situations trigger a nonspecific response that involves multiple physiological mechanisms. Currently, because of the complexity of these mechanisms, there are no laboratory markers that allow the quantification of the stress intensity felt by the patient.

VACCINATION--COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY OR VIOLATION OF RIGHTS?

Vaccination is considered to be the most effective and the cheapest medical intervention through which individual and collective immunisation is achieved. Statistics show that, at present, immunisation annually saves 400 million lives and protects approximately 750,000 children against disabilities of varying degrees. Approximately 80% of worldwide children are vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, etc.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in infants with protein-energy malnutrition.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the frequency of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) colonization in infants with protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) and to characterize the antibiotic susceptibility patterns in isolated strains.

Material And Methods: The study included 123 infants with PEM, admitted to the Paediatric Rehabilitation Department of,,St.

[Cross-sectional study to evaluate risk factors in infant malnutrition].

Unlabelled: Malnutrition is a major health problem in our country by maintaining a high number of infants with poor nutritional status. Various studies have highlighted the role of infant's malnutrition in the development of adult diseases.

Methods: We made a cross-sectional study during six months (October 2010 - March 2011) on a group of 63 infants admitted in Pediatric Recovery Department-Children's Hospital, Iasi; we evaluated the presence of risk factors for malnutrition.

[Cross-sectional study to evaluate the development and risk factors in premature children].

Unlabelled: Prematurity represents an important medical problem due to the increased incidence and complex treatment measures.

Material And Method: We have made a cross-sectional study to evaluate the causes and risk factors of prematurity and after-birth evolution in 652 premature children.

Results: Most children had mothers of low socio-economic status (70.

Zinc--essential micronutrient for child health and nutrition.

Ubicuity of zinc in nature has generally lead to the idea that human zinc deficiency is hardly to appear; however, the last 40 years of research studies showed clear correlation between zinc deficiency and several clinic manifestations: growth retardation, predisposal to infections, delay of wound healing, hypogonadism in boys. Zinc plays multiple roles, especially in pregnant women and children. Although the issue of micronutrient malnutrition has been pointed out in developing countries, it has been remarked also in developed ones, due to unbalanced nutrition and diets.

[Nutrition of low birth weight infants].

The low birth weight infant's (LBW) nutrition needs special attention. Energy requirements are increased due to a high metabolic rate and a low thermogenesis. Increased protein requirements are, easy to be absorbed (from lacto-serum).

[Clinical and epidemiologic considerations in the role of newborn diseases causing asthma in children].

The authors present results of a multidisciplinary study in 712 children with asthma concerning the role of certain newborns events and the role of feeding in the onset of disease: resuscitation during the delivery--82.68%, respiratory distress--75.5%, Apgar score = 7 - 58.

[Erythema toxicum neonatorum].

(ETN) is a benign, self limited, asymptomatic skin condition, that only occurs during the neonatal period. This clinical entity is caractherized by small, sterile, erythematous papules, vesicles, and occasionally pustules, appearing on the trunk, extremities, and the face. The lesions are transitory, appear after 1-2 day of life, and regres after 5-14 days.

[Prematurity--risk factor for morbidity in infants].

Unlabelled: The premature child from the anatomo-physiological deficiencies represents one of the most important medical problems. In this context we present the results of an retrospective study on 2 lots of infants followed for one year in the Infant Care Clinic of Iasi. The first lot was formed by infants with a normal weight at birth and the second one by premature infants.

An educational intervention improves developmental progress of young children in a Romanian orphanage.

From 1991 to 1994, a group of Romanian and American colleagues undertook an experimental and humanitarian effort to try to improve the quality of life, mental health, and developmental progress of young children in a Romanian orphanage. In the context of institutional care, we experimentally introduced stable adult-child relationships, small group size, and a protocol of enriched caregiving and educational activities. These procedures were adapted from an intervention in childcare centers in the United States that had been proven effective in reducing intellectual decline in at-risk children.