Publications by authors named "Maria Soledad Tineo"
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- Bartonella henselae is the bacteria behind cat scratch disease (CSD), which usually causes swollen lymph nodes but can sometimes lead to serious complications; this study aimed to analyze differences in clinical features between systemic and localized cases in children.
- The study reviewed medical records from a pediatric hospital in Buenos Aires, identifying 197 CSD patients, predominantly aged 8 years, with common symptoms being fever and lymphadenopathy; systemic involvement occurred in 34.5% of cases, often presenting as abscesses in organs like the spleen and liver.
- Findings indicated that patients with systemic diseases exhibited higher rates of fever and elevated C-reactive protein levels; nearly all patients received antibiotic
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is usually mild and self-limited in children. However, a few Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) infections in children may progress to severe disease with respiratory distress or can result in a multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19. The immune mechanisms for these differential clinical outcomes are largely unknown.
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