Hospitalization rates for complicated and uncomplicated chickenpox in a poorly vaccined pediatric population.

Background: A retrospective study was conducted to provide epidemiological data on hospitalization for complicated and uncomplicated chickenpox in a pediatric population.

Methods: The study analyzed hospitalization cases for chickenpox, among all the 31 Tuscan hospitals, during the period 1997-2003.

Results: Globally, 650 cases were recorded (306 = 47.

Evaluation of glucose tolerance and insulin secretion in cystic fibrosis patients.

Unlabelled: Blood glucose profile and insulin levels during the oral glucose tolerance test were retrospectively analyzed in 52 cystic fibrosis (CF) patients aged 10-33 years (mean 18 years). Thirty-seven subjects (71.1%) had normal glucose tolerance; 6 patients (11.

Glycosilated fetal hemoglobin in neonates of diabetic mothers.

In diabetic patients, the correlation between glycosilated adult hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and average glucose concentration over the preceding weeks is well known. We have, therefore, sought the possibility to identify newborns at risk measuring cord blood levels of fetal glycosilated hemoglobin (HbF1) in neonates of diabetic mothers. HbF1 was tested by the isoelectrofocusing method.