Tzee Chung Wu

..It is important for physicians to identify the prevalence of food allergies and to recognise common food allergens to make precise diagnosis and choose correct therapeutic approaches...

..It is suggested that early introduction for complementary foods before 4 months of age is a risk factor for atopic dermatitis; while no strong evidence showed delaying weaning foods can decrease the risk for allergic diseases...

..To evaluate the prevalence and associated factors of childhood constipation in Taiwan...

..To explore the seropositive rate of antibodies against H. pylori (anti-HP) in Taipei City and to compare the relationship of ABO blood groups and H. pylori infection...

..The purpose of this study was to analyze quantitatively the fatty acid composition of the milk of Taiwanese women...

..Sublingual immunotherapy has been recently used for allergic diseases, but its mechanisms are still unclear...

..Asthma is characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness and remodeling. Pravastatin and atorvastatin are used clinically as cholesterol-lowering agents but also exhibit anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating properties...

..Subjects who met the Rome III criteria for FGID in Taiwan were younger, had less vegetables and fruits intake, higher BSRS scores and were of greater female predominance...

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..IgA and IgM antibodies play important roles to protect infants in early life..

..The goals of this study were to identify BA incidence changes in Taiwan in 2004-2009 and to survey the factors that might influence incidence changes to elucidate the possible causes of BA...

..With higher surgical success rates, the 3- and 5-year outcome of BA patients in Taiwan improves remarkably...

..In conclusion, sublingual vaccination together with mucosal adjuvant CpG or CT is a simple but effective way against enteric bacterial pathogens...

..We investigated the differences in serum biochemistry levels between breast-fed and formula-fed infants. We provide reference values of serum biochemistry levels for 4-week-old (w/o) and 8 w/o infants for future clinical applications...

..This prospective cohort study aimed to determine the effect of cytokines on spontaneous hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection...

..The short- and long-term benefits of interferon (IFN)-alpha therapy in young patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) acquiring infection perinatally or during early childhood have been questioned...

..We hope to relay information about common agents with anticholinergic effects to clinical practitioners and remind that drug-induced psychosis should be considered in children with acute changes in behavior...

..The purpose of this study was to measure the concentrations of free nucleotides and nucleosides in human milk from Taiwanese women...

..The results of this survey will increase our understanding on the nutrition and health status of schoolchildren and can be used to shape public health policy in Taiwan...

..The results of this study imply that H. pylori and HAV may share different transmission routes of infection...

..There is insufficient data on pediatric endoscopic sedation practices worldwide. This study aimed to assess nationwide data on the current pediatric endoscopic sedation practices in Taiwan...

..Here, we describe an adolescent male, presenting with recurrent secretory diarrhea and abdominal cramping pain, who had a solitary gastrinoma in the lesser sac, close to the stomach. The prognosis was good after complete resection...

..52). In conclusion, this experimental model enables researchers to quantify hepatic steatosis with less concern of heterogeneous fatty infiltration, and providing a continuous but not categorical measurement of hepatic steatosis...

..No recurrence was found after 3 months of follow-up. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the second case with an anomalous congenital band causing proximal jejunal obstruction reported in the English-language literature...

..002). Conclusion: Universal screening using the stool color cards can enhance earlier referral, which may ultimately lead to timely performance of the Kasai operation and better postoperative outcome in infants with biliary atresia...

..A vaccine that can induce systemic and mucosal immune responses by a simple, noninvasive pathway and provide protection against this mucosal pathogen is needed...

..To determine if specific mutations were present in Asian patients with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) type 2 caused by defects in bile salt export pump (BSEP), encoded by ABCB11...

..Viral gastroenteritis is a common acute infectious disease in infants and young children. This study compared the incidence and clinical features of childhood norovirus (NV) and rotavirus (RV) gastroenteritis in Taiwan...

..Half of the children had underlying diseases. Helicobacter pylori plays a role in a subgroup of children with UGI bleeding, particularly in children with primary DU...

..13). CONCLUSIONS: Aside from subjects with PUD, 72.7% of FAP children suffered from similar symptoms during the 12-month follow-up, and HP infection status did not significantly influence the disease courses...

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..CONCLUSIONS: The stool color card was a simple, efficient, and applicable mass screening method for early diagnosis and management of BA. The program can also help in estimating the incidence and creating a registry of these patients...

..HBV-positive FHF was prone to develop in infants born to HBeAg-negative, HBsAg-carrier mothers; these infants had not received hepatitis B immunoglobulin according to the vaccination program in place...

..This study is aimed to investigate the problems in the HCC prevention in children...

..Susceptibility data should be promptly obtained because use of discordant antibiotics appears to prolong illness...