Hepatitis B vaccine and juvenile idiopathic arthritis: comparison of the seropositivity rates with healthy children at the time of diagnosis and booster dose response under treatment.

Introduction/objectives: The study aimed to determine whether in children with newly diagnosed juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) differs from healthy children and to see whether the revaccination is safe and effective under JIA treatment.

Methods: Patients who were followed up with a diagnosis of JIA between January 2020 and February 2024 were included. The control group consisted of healthy children matched for age and gender.

Comprehensive Evaluation of Inflammatory Biomarkers and Osmolarity to Distinguish Simple and Complex Febrile Seizures in Children.

With limited sample sizes and varying study outcomes regarding complete blood count (CBC)-associated biomarkers and their febrile seizure (FS) classification, along with limited research on osmolarity, this study aims to evaluate CBC-associated biomarkers, including osmolarity, for a comprehensive view of their diagnostic value. This single-center retrospective study used data from 364 children (aged 5-60 months) diagnosed with FS. The patients were categorized into simple FS ( = 221) and complex FS ( = 143) groups.

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and the Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index: Biomarkers in Infants with Bronchiolitis: a Cross-Sectional Study.

The use of a novel inflammatory indicator, the systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII), in pediatric patients with bronchiolitis remains unreported. Therefore, this study investigated the relationship between the SII and the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and non-RSV bronchiolitis and clinical severity prediction. This study analyzed the data of 155 patients aged <2 years who were hospitalized for viral bronchiolitis caused by RSV and/or other viral pathogens.

Relationship Between Lactate Levels and Length of Hospital Stay in Infants with Lower Respiratory Tract Infection.

Increased lactate concentrations are directly related to the severity of shock and mortality rates. There are limited data regarding the prognostic value of lactate among lower respiratory tract infections. We aimed to investigate the impact of lactate levels on admission on the clinical outcomes of children with lower respiratory tract infections.

The frequency of and factors affecting functional gastrointestinal disorders in infants that presented to tertiary care hospitals.

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of infantile functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) based on Rome IV diagnostic criteria, and to determine the associated patient demographic and nutritional characteristics. A total of 2383 infants aged 1-12 months which were evaluated by 28 general pediatricians and pediatric gastroenterologists on the same day at nine tertiary care hospitals around Istanbul, Turkey, between November 2017 and March 2018, were included in the study. Patients included consulted the pediatric outpatient clinics because of any complaints, but not for vaccines and/or routine well child follow-ups as this is not part of the activities in the tertiary care hospitals.

An overview of smell and taste problems in paediatric COVID-19 patients.

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, fever and respiratory symptoms were the indications for virus testing in our hospital. As data have continued to accumulate worldwide, gastrointestinal, neurological, cardiovascular, cutaneous and ocular symptoms have been reported for confirmed COVID-19 cases. There have been few case reports on problems with taste and smell in paediatric COVID-19.