Publications by authors named "Shieh Huei Hsin"

Objective: To report the prevalence and outcomes of sepsis in children admitted to public and private hospitals.

Methods: Post hoc analysis of the Latin American Pediatric Sepsis Study (LAPSES) data, a cohort study that analyzed the prevalence and outcomes of sepsis in critically ill children with sepsis on admission at 21 pediatric intensive care units in five Latin American countries.

Results: Of the 464 sepsis patients, 369 (79.

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Objectives: To report the prevalence of sepsis within the first 24 hours at admission and the PICU sepsis-related mortality among critically ill children admitted to PICU in South America.

Design: A prospective multicenter cohort study.

Setting: Twenty-one PICU, located in five South America countries.

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Objectives: The primary outcome was to compare the effects of dopamine or epinephrine in severe sepsis on 28-day mortality; secondary outcomes were the rate of healthcare-associated infection, the need for other vasoactive drugs, and the multiple organ dysfunction score.

Design: Double-blind, prospective, randomized controlled trial from February 1, 2009, to July 31, 2013.

Setting: PICU, Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.

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Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a rarely reported agent of urinary tract infection (UTI) in the pediatric population. In our retrospective 3-year study, S. saprophyticus comprised 24.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to determine the prevalence of uropathogens in community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs) among different age groups and genders.
  • A total of 2577 urine cultures were analyzed, revealing a UTI prevalence of 11.3%, with E. coli being the most common pathogen (76.6%), particularly affecting females around the median age of 2.6 years.
  • Notable findings included lower E. coli prevalence in infants under 3 months and higher rates of Staphylococcus saprophyticus in patients over 10 years, as well as increased Proteus mirabilis prevalence in boys compared to girls.
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Objective: To evaluate the impact of the routine use of rapid antigen detection test in the diagnosis and treatment of acute pharyngotonsillitis in children.

Methods: This is a prospective and observational study, with a protocol compliance design established at the Emergency Unit of the University Hospital of Universidade de São Paulo for the care of children and adolescents diagnosed with acute pharyngitis.

Results: 650 children and adolescents were enrolled.

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