Caratteristiche epidemiologiche dell’Infezione da virus respiratorio sinciziale in Sicilia: dati preliminari su una casistica di infettivologia pediatrica

Tuberculosis of the central nervous system in children: 32 years survey.

Aim. In order to study the impact of clinical and diagnostic parameters on the clinical outcome of children with central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB), we retrospectively reviewed all cases of CNS-TB diagnosed over a 32-year period at the Children's Hospital of Palermo, Italy. Methods. Data were collected with regard to the clinical, laboratory and demographic characteristics of patients, as well as the results of radiological investigations and data on clinical outcome. In relation to the date of introduction of new diagnostic methods (indirect as well direct) and to the change of treatment periods, the authors compared the clinical outcome of patients admitted prior and after 1984.…

Epidemiology of severe RSV infection in Palermo, a sicilian pediatric population: identifying risk factors, epidemic wave and severity