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ReviewJornal de pediatria

Opportunistic infections in pediatrics: when to suspect and how to approach.

Maria Isabel de Moraes-Pinto, Maria Aparecida Gadiani Ferrarini

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Review in Jornal de pediatria. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria Isabel de Moraes-PintoUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Pediatria, Disciplina de Infectologia Pediátrica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: m.isabelmp@gmail.com.
Maria Aparecida Gadiani FerrariniUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Pediatria, Disciplina de Infectologia Pediátrica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo describe the characteristics of opportunistic infections in pediatrics regarding their clinical aspects, as well as the diagnostic strategy and treatment. SOURCE OF DATA: Non-systematic review of literature studies in the PubMed database. SYNTHESIS OF DATA: Opportunistic infections caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria, fungi, Herpesvirae, and infections affecting individuals using immunobiological agents are analyzed. Because these are severe diseases with a rapid evolution, diagnostic suspicion should be early, associated with the patient's clinical assessment and history pointing to opportunistic infections. Whenever possible, samples of secretions, blood, and other fluids and tissues should be collected, with early therapy implementation.

conclusionsDespite the improved diagnosis of opportunistic infections in recent years, they remain a challenge for pediatricians who are not used to these infections. They should raise the suspicion and start treating the case, but should also resort to specialists in the management of these infections to provide a better outcome for these patients, who still have high mortality.

Indexed as

Opportunistic InfectionsChildHumansPediatricsAlpha tumor necrosis factorCandidíaseCandidiasisFator de necrose tumoral alfaFungemiaHerpeviridae imunobiológicosImmunobiological herpesviridaeInfecções por mycobacteriumMycobacterium infections

Identifiers

PMID31790645
PMCPMC9432119
OpenAlexW2990440009

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