Background The expression of CD64 in neutrophils (nCD64) has shown utility in the diagnosis of sepsis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of neutrophil CD64 in pneumonia as an early marker for infection and correlate its level with the outcome of...

The term pneumonia describes inflammation of parenchymal structures of the lung, such as the alveoli and the bronchioles. Pneumonias can be commonly classified according to the type of agent causing the infection, distribution of the infection and setting in which it occurs. Pneumonias are increasingly being classified as community-acquired and hospital-acquired (nosocomial) pneumonias. Communi...

We studied hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission among 7416 Thai children from 148 schools in Kamphaeng Phet province, a rural part of northern Thailand. Their age ranged from 2 to 16 years (median 9 years). Between May 1991 and June 1992, 61 of 2593 (2.4%) in the cohort of susceptible children acquired anti-HBc immunoglobulin. Forty-seven of the 148 schools had children who acquired anti-HBc. S...

OBJECTIVE To describe and analyze the occurrence of hospitalizations for community-acquired pneumonia in children before and after the pneumococcal 10-valent conjugate vaccine implementation into the National Immunization Program. METHODS This is an ecological study that includes records of children younger than one year old, vaccinated and not vaccinated with the pneumococcal 10-valent conju...

In 2001, CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America convened a working group to develop guidelines for therapy of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated opportunistic infections to serve as a companion to the Guidelines for Prevention of Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Persons. In recognition of unique considerations related to HIV ...

discussion children with congenital heart disease are at risk of acquiring gram-negative endocarditis even if they have not had other predisposing factors. case presentation in this study a ten-year-old boy with ventricular septal defect, who was not immune compromised and acquired klebsiella endocarditis is introduced. the patient had a favorable response to medical treatment and underwent a s...