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Acta Paediatr
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Karaganda Medical University, Karaganda, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Aim: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) significantly contributes to high infant mortality in Kazakhstan and developing effective treatment methods is critical. The aim of this study was to explore the microbiological and immunological characteristics of CAP in vaccinated and unvaccinated paediatric patients.
Methods: The study was carried out in the Regional Children's Clinical Hospital and the research centre of Karaganda Medical University, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Br J Hosp Med (Lond)
December 2024
Department of Emergency, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
Secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH) is a rare, rapidly progressive and highly lethal disease. This retrospective cohort study aims to analyze the factors influencing the mortality risk in adult patients with sHLH, which are instrumental to improving our understanding of the high mortality risks associated with sHLH. This study included 85 patients diagnosed with sHLH who were admitted and treated in the Department of Emergency, Peking University People's Hospital between April 2015 and July 2023.
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January 2025
Department of Nephrology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, Pakistan.
Objectives: To analyse the aetiological spectrum, clinical presentation and short-term renal outcomes of patients with acute kidney injury of uncertain aetiology subjected to percutaneous renal biopsy.
Methods: The prospective, cohort study was conducted at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, from March 1 to October 30, 2024, and comprised hospitalised acute kidney injury patients of either gender aged 18- 75 years who had been subjected to percutaneous renal biopsy. The patients were followed up for at least three months from the time of the biopsy.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi
January 2025
Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing100045, China.
This study aims to analyze the etiology and short-term prognosis of childhood arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) in Chinese children, based on the COIST classification system. A total of 380 pediatric patients with a first-ever diagnosis of AIS treated at Beijing Children's Hospital between September 2015 and April 2024 were retrospectively included. Etiology was analyzed according to COIST classification.
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January 2025
Departamento de Gastroenterología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the primary etiological agent of gastric adenocarcinoma, which affects over 60% of the global population, with a significant prevalence in Latin America. Given its impact on the affected population, it is crucial to understand the diagnostic tools available for detecting this infection.
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