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ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Recurrent Respiratory Infections in Children with Down Syndrome: A Review.

Michele Ghezzi, Nicolò Garancini, Raffaella De Santis, Laura Gianolio, Salvatore Zirpoli, Anna Mandelli, Andrea Farolfi, Enza D'Auria, Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti

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Review in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michele GhezziPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7434-9112
Nicolò GaranciniPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.
Raffaella De SantisPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.
Laura GianolioPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.
Salvatore ZirpoliPediatric Radiology Unit, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.
Anna MandelliDivision of Pediatric Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.
Andrea FarolfiPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.
Enza D'AuriaPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2750-5810
Gian Vincenzo ZuccottiPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2795-9874
Ospedale dei Bambini Vittore Buzzi · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Down Syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal abnormality compatible with life. The life of patients suffering from DS can be strongly impacted by Recurrent Respiratory tract Infections (RRIs), leading to an increased rate of hospitalisation, a higher need for intensive care and fatality. With a literature review, we summarise here the main etiological factors for RRI in this category of patients, particularly focusing on airway malformations such as tracheomalacia, tracheal bronchus and bronchomalacia, comorbidities associated with the syndrome, like congenital heart diseases, dysphagia, gastroesophageal reflux, musculoskeletal involvement and obesity, and immunologic impairments, involving both innate and adaptive immunity. For these patients, a multidisciplinary approach is imperative as well as some preventive strategies, in particular vaccinations in accordance with their national schedule for immunization.

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airway malformationschildrenDown Syndromerecurrent respiratory infectionsreviewtracheomalacia

Identifiers

PMID38397357
PMCPMC10888118
OpenAlexW4391840394

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