The Pediatric infectious disease journal
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Mar 2000
Inhaled corticosteroid therapy is safe in tuberculin-positive asthmatic children.
Although treatment with oral corticosteroids can cause reactivation of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection in purified protein derivative (PPD)-positive individuals with no evidence of clinical disease, little is known about the effects of inhaled corticosteroids in this respect. ⋯ Long term inhaled budesonide therapy appears to be safe in PPD-positive asthmatic children.
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Mar 2000
Comparative StudyUmbilical vein interleukin 6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha plasma concentrations in the very preterm infant.
To examine the relationship between umbilical vein plasma concentrations of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and early neonatal sepsis in the very preterm infant, and the histopathologic findings of chorioamnionitis in the placentas from these pregnancies. ⋯ An elevated umbilical vein IL-6 concentration is a good indicator of sepsis syndrome in the very preterm infant and also correlates with histologic chorioamnionitis in these pregnancies.
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Mar 2000
Comparative StudyComparison of hemocytometer leukocyte counts and standard urinalyses for predicting urinary tract infections in febrile infants.
To compare the accuracy of standard and hemocytometer white blood cell (WBC) counts and urinalyses for predicting urinary tract infection (UTI) in febrile infants. ⋯ Hemocytometer WBC counts provide more valid and precise prediction of UTI in febrile infants than standard UA. The presence of > or =10 WBC/microl in suprapubic aspiration specimens is the optimum cutoff value for identifying febrile infants for whom urine culture is warranted.