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Aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia: serological results of a paediatric surveyMassimiliano Don
Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine DPMSC, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Scand J Infect Dis 37:806-12. 2005..pneumoniae at >2 y of age and emphasize the emerging role of hMPV. The high proportion of mixed viral-bacterial infections highlights the need to treat all children with CAP with antibiotics...
Hyper- and hypoglycemia in children with community-acquired pneumoniaMassimiliano Don
Pediatric Department, School of Medicine, DPMSC, University ofUdine, Italy
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 21:657-64. 2008..However, about 4% of the patients had hypoglycemia, which could be explained by reduced calorie intake during acute infection or by the effect of stress-induced cytokines...
Differentiation of bacterial and viral community-acquired pneumonia in childrenMassimiliano Don
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, DPMSC, University of Udine, Italy
Pediatr Int 51:91-6. 2009..The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of four serum non-specific inflammatory markers and their combinations, supplemented by chest radiological findings, in the screening of bacterial etiology of pediatric CAP...
Community-acquired pneumonia in children: what's old? What's new?Massimiliano Don
Pediatric Department, School of Medicine, DPMSC, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Acta Paediatr 99:1602-8. 2010....
Serologically verified human bocavirus pneumonia in childrenMassimiliano Don
Pediatric Department, School of Medicine, DPMSC, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Pediatr Pulmonol 45:120-6. 2010..The etiology of CAP was studied by antibody assays to 16 microbes, including the newly developed enzyme immunoassay for HBoV...
Transient hemi-diaphragmatic palsy following pleural empyema: a pediatric case reportMassimiliano Don
Pediatric Department, Allergology and Pneumology Unit, School of Medicine DPMSC, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Pediatr Med Chir 31:172-5. 2009..One case of transient monolateral diaphragmatic paralysis following a decorticated pleural empyema is here reported. Common causes of the present disorder and its possible physiopathologic mechanisms are discussed, too...
Human metapneumovirus pneumonia in children: results of an Italian study and mini-reviewMassimiliano Don
Paediatric Department, School of Medicine, DPMSC, University of Udine, Italy
Scand J Infect Dis 40:821-6. 2008..The figure was about 5% in the present and in the only earlier paediatric CAP study. Thus, hMPV is a real but rare cause of paediatric CAP, although seroconversion to hMPV in most children takes place in early childhood...
Hyponatremia in pediatric community-acquired pneumoniaMassimiliano Don
Pediatric Department, University of Udine, 33100, Udine, Italy
Pediatr Nephrol 23:2247-53. 2008..HN is common but usually mild in children with CAP. HN seems to be associated with the severity of CAP, assessed by fever, need of hospitalization and serum non-specific inflammatory markers...
Efficacy of serum procalcitonin in evaluating severity of community-acquired pneumonia in childhoodMassimiliano Don
Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, DPMSC, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Scand J Infect Dis 39:129-37. 2007..01). In conclusion, serum PCT values were found to be related to the severity of CAP in children even though they were not capable, at any level of serum concentration, to differentiate between bacterial and viral aetiology...
Recurrent respiratory infections and phagocytosis in childhoodMassimiliano Don
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine DPMSC, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Pediatr Int 49:40-7. 2007....
Prediction of delayed recovery from pediatric community-acquired pneumoniaMassimiliano Don
Pediatric Care Unit, Sant Antonio General Hospital, San Daniele del Friuli, Udine, Italy
Ital J Pediatr 36:51. 2010..Aim of the present study was to evaluate the improvement of pediatric CAP, within 48 hours after starting therapy, in relation to age, etiology, clinical/laboratory characteristics and selected antibiotics...
Simkania negevensis in community-acquired pneumonia in Italian childrenLolita Fasoli
Paediatric Department, University of Udine, Italy
Scand J Infect Dis 40:269-72. 2008..negevensis, with no association with age. No cross-reactivity was observed between antibodies to S. negevensis and C. pneumoniae. S. negevensis appears to be a real, though rare, cause of CAP in children...
The value of clinical features in differentiating between viral, pneumococcal and atypical bacterial pneumonia in childrenMatti Korppi
Paediatric Research Centre, Tampere University and University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
Acta Paediatr 97:943-7. 2008..To evaluate the value of clinical features in differentiating between viral, pneumococcal and atypical bacterial pneumonia in children...
Clinical and laboratory findings in the diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia in childrenMassimiliano Don
Swiss Med Wkly 138:151; author reply 151. 2008
Simkania negevensis and pneumonia in childrenMassimiliano Don
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:470-1; author reply 471-2. 2006
