Proteinuria in Children with Febrile Illnesses

Proteinuria in children with febrile illnesses.

was noted only in children whose fever was higher than 38 *4 'C. Selectivity studies on the protein excreted showed patterns ranging from poorly to highly selective. Initial screening for proteinuria using a dipstick method revealed a high incidence of false positives, of which only about 30% could be confirmed by the sulphosalicylic acid method. The pathophysiology of transient proteinuria in ...

Bacteriuria in Children with Acute Febrile Illnesses.

Food-borne bacteremic illnesses in febrile neutropenic children

Bacteremia following febrile neutropenia is a serious complication in children with malignancies. Preventive measures are currently targeted at antimicrobial prophylaxis, amelioration of drug-induced neutropenia, and nosocomial spread of pathogens, with little attention to community-acquired infections. A retrospective study was conducted at a pediatric oncology center during a 3-year period to...

Cerebrospinal Fluid Indices in Children with Febrile Convulsion

Background and Objective: Febrile convulsions (FC) are the most common seizure disorders in children. Lumbar puncture should be considered in any case with FC who is suspected to intracranial infections. This study determined white blood cell and polymorphonuclear cell counts, protein and glucose levels in cerebrospinal fluids (CFS) of children that were hospitalized with FC. Methods: In this ...

The frequency of EEG abnormalities in children with febrile seizure

Background and Objective: Febrile seizures are one of the most common neurological disorders in children. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of abnormal EEG reports and their association with other risk factors of febrile seizures. Material &Method: In this prospective observational study, all patients with febrile seizure admitted in Mousavi Hospital in Zanjan, Iran, from Ap...