Prevention of syncytial respiratory virus infection with palivizumab: descriptive and comparative analysis after 12 years of use.

Background: The use of palivizumab has been recommended to prevent syncytial respiratory virus (SRV) infection in vulnerable children.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study of hospital admissions for bronchiolitis from 2000 to 2012 in the context of a prevention study with palivizumab in at-risk newborns.

Results: A total of 952 children (59.

[Efficacy and safety profile of cranberry in infants and children with recurrent urinary tract infection].

Objective: Cranberry prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infection in infants has proven effective in the experimental model of the adult. There are few data on its efficacy, safety and recommended dose in the pediatric population.

Methods: A controlled, double-blind Phase III clinical trial was conducted on children older than 1 month of age to evaluate the efficacy and safety of cranberry in recurrent urinary tract infection.

Urachal anomalies in children: surgical or conservative treatment?

Objective: To shed light on the current controversy regarding the best treatment option for managing urachal anomalies in children.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective follow-up of a case series comprising 13 children who were diagnosed with urachal anomalies was performed. All cases were diagnosed between 2000 and 2011 and followed up at the Pediatric Urology Unit of San Cecilio University Hospital in Granada (Spain).

Urinary excretion of phenolic acids by infants and children: a randomised double-blind clinical assay.

Objectives: The present study, which is part of the ISRCTN16968287 clinical assay, is aimed at determining the effects of cranberry syrup or trimethoprim treatment for UTI.

Methods: This Phase III randomised clinical trial was conducted at the San Cecilio Clinical Hospital (Granada, Spain) with a study population of 192 patients, aged between 1 month and 13 years. Criteria for inclusion were a background of recurrent UTI, associated or otherwise with vesico-ureteral reflux of any degree, or renal pelvic dilatation associated with urinary infection.

Overweight and obesity as risk factors for the asymptomatic carrier state of Neisseria meningitidis among a paediatric population.

We analysed the asymptomatic carrier state of Neisseria meningitidis in a sample of 339 children. We obtained data for the children's weight and height, in order to calculate the body mass index (BMI). The cutoff points defined by Cole were employed in determining the BMI, and the population was divided into three groups: normal, overweight and obese.