Correlation of body mass index to Ghrelin and IGF-1 among children with short stature.

Objective: To assess the BMI among children with Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) and Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS) and its correlation to ghrelin, Growth Hormone (GH), and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) levels.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study in which 42 patients attending the Pediatric endocrine clinic were enrolled, allocated into two groups: group I: GHD children; group II: ISS children. Ghrelin, IGF-1 and GH in both groups were measured.

Expressed Breast Milk Contamination in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Background: The health benefits of breastfeeding are well known. However, some ill babies including those admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) cannot be directly breastfed. In this situation, expressed breast milk (EBM) can be used.

Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibody in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA): correlations with disease activity and severity of joint damage (a multicenter trial).

Objectives: To determine the presence of anti-CCP antibodies in children with JIA and to correlate its levels with Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score (JADAS) and Sharp/Van der Heijde Score.

Methods: The study population comprised 54 cases, with 29 patients (53.7%) who had polyarticular onset, 19 (35.

Evaluation of neutrophilic CD64, interleukin 10 and procalcitonin as diagnostic markers of early- and late-onset neonatal sepsis.

The assay of infection markers can improve diagnostic sensitivity in neonatal sepsis. We determined the levels of neutrophilic CD64 (nCD64), procalcitonin (PCT) and interleukin 10 (IL-10) in infants with neonatal sepsis. Forty-nine newborn infants who met the criteria of sepsis were subjected to a routine sepsis evaluation as well as measurement of PCT and IL-10 levels and nCD64 expression.