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Pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and hospitalization in children worldwide. Since the development of nucleic acid amplification techniques, rhinovirus (RV) is frequently detected in community-acquired pneumonia ...

The prevalence of chronic immune non-communicable diseases (NCD) and obesity has increased during recent decades in Western societies. Epidemiologic studies suggest that birth by Cesarean section (CS) delivery increases ...

The burden of influenza is substantial in all children, including those without any underlying medical conditions. Both influenza A and B viruses cause a high rate of morbidity and a large demand for hospitalization in the ...

Preterm birth complications represent a leading cause of mortality in children under five years old. To mitigate these complications, strategies such as the use of donor human milk, fortification with human milk fortifiers ...

Gestational diabetes (GDM) is defined as a condition in which hyperglycaemia develops for the first time during pregnancy. Blood glucose-lowering pharmacological treatment is begun if, despite lifestyle changes, the blood ...

Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) provide essential treatment and care for sick or preterm infants. Admission to NICU may, however, cause parent-infant separation and expose infants to environments that could harm their ...

Children with rhinovirus (RV)-induced severe early wheezing have higher risks of subsequent recurrences and asthma than those with other viral aetiologies. The immunopathogenesis of this novel association remains unclear. ...

Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) is a rare, recessively inherited transporter disorder affecting the transport of cationic amino acids (CAAs) lysine, arginine and ornithine in basolateral membrane in intestine and renal ...