Publications by authors named "Lolita Fasoli"
Simkania negevensis, a recently found Chlamydia-like organism, has been associated with respiratory infections in children and adults with pneumonia, but S. negevensis findings have been common also without any infection. The aims of the present paper were to evaluate S.
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- Diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children is challenging, with inconsistent results from chest radiographs and inflammatory markers.
- The study evaluated procalcitonin (PCT) levels in 100 CAP patients to assess its usefulness for determining the severity and type of infection.
- While higher PCT levels were linked to more severe cases and inpatient treatment, it could not differentiate between bacterial and viral causes of pneumonia.
Background: About 10% of pre-school children has recurrent respiratory infections (RRI), which could be related to environmental and/or immunological factors. The aim of the present study has been to evaluate the impact of phagocytosis (FAG) and reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) production deficiencies on pediatric RRI by the measurement of FAG and ROI activity of the polymorphonuclear neutrophils.
Methods: Serum immunoglobulins, IgG subclasses, lymphocytic subpopulations, FAG and ROI tests were measured in 90 children with RRI, in a moment of well-being and off all medications for at least 4 weeks.
Serological methods are routinely used in the diagnosis of viral and atypical bacterial respiratory infections. Recently, they have also been applied to typical bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae. The aim of this study was to determine the aetiology of paediatric community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in both ambulatory and hospitalized patients, by using antibody assays.
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