Bloodstream bacterial infections in thalassemic pediatric and adolescent patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Background: Thalassemic patients usually require regular blood transfusions; however, HSCT can provide a cure. Incidence of IBI in pediatric patients post-HSCT is still scant.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore whether thalassemic patients had a different incidence of post-HSCT IBI compared with patients with other underlying diseases.

Association between adenovirus infection and mortality outcome among pediatric patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

Background: Adenovirus can cause severe diseases in post-hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients. Because these patients also have many other factors contributing to mortality, it remains controversial whether adenovirus infection itself contributes to increased mortality in these patients.

Objective: To determine if adenovirus infection contributes to mortality in pediatric post-HSCT patients.

Glucose metabolism in obese and lean adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Data on glucose metabolism in Asian adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are limited. Glucose metabolism assessment using an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in obese and lean Thai adolescents with PCOS, and a comparison between the two groups were done. Thirty-one patients (19 obese, 12 lean) were enrolled.