[Correlation of hypoproteinemia with C-reactive protein and procalcitonin in children with sepsis].

Objective: To investigate the correlation of hypoproteinemia with inflammation parameters C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT) and WBC in children with sepsis.

Methods: Seventy-three children with sepsis (including 22 severe sepsis) and 40 non-sepsis children (control group) were enrolled. Serum albumin levels were measured on admission.

[Clinical significance of the changes of serum interleukin-18 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels in children with infectious mononucleosis].

Aim: To study the dynamic changes of levels of serum interleukin-18 (IL-18) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in children with infectious mononucleosis (IM).

Methods: 72 patients with IM were analyzed for the expression of TNF-alpha and IL-18 by RIA and ELISA, respectively in acute phase, convalescent phase, (the first month, the third month, the sixth month), and the control group.

Results: The levels of serum TNF-alpha and IL-18 in patients with IM were significantly higher than that in control (P < 0.

[Application of electronic gastroscopy in 177 infants at ages of 0-3 months].

Objective: To study the clinical application and the safety of electronic gastroscopy in infants at ages of 0-3 months.

Methods: An Olympus electronic gastroscope GIF 260 or GIF 230 was applied in 177 infants at ages of 0-3 months with upper gastrointestinal symptoms. An ECG Monitor II was used for monitoring heart rate, cardiac rhythm and pulse transcutaneous oxygen saturation in 65 infants during the whole process of gastroscopy.