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G Cavagna

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[Hospital experience in active immunoprophylaxis against HBV].

According to the Ministry of Health, at the paediatric section of Central Hospital of Rovigo, a vaccination campaign against HBV was undertaken in the year 1985 with the main purpose to reduce the sickness-rate and the mortality by HBV. Two vaccination patterns have been applied and they show to be efficient. 46 risk-subjects divided into two groups were vaccinated: group A: newborn, sons of women HBc Ag positive; group B: children living together with carriers or subjects sick of hepatitis B. The group A subjects had undergone to passive immunoprophylaxis at birth and to a vaccination cycle. The group B subjects only vaccination. The research of antibody titres produced by the vaccination demonstrated in the majority of cases greater than 121 IU/L. Only about 25% of vaccinated subjects showed a feeble movement of transaminases. The children's parents have cooperated very well.

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[2 cases of Potter's syndrome].

In this report, we describe two patients with Potter's syndrome classical signs and take the opportunity to discuss about the etiopathogenetic hypothesis concerning various phenotypical expressions of that syndrome.

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[Treatment of diaphragmatic paralysis in the newborn infant].

The paralysis of the diaphragm in the newborn is a rare pathological event. The "paradoxical movement" of the affected emidiaphragm can sometimes determine a important respiratory insufficiency. Medical treatment involves supplying oxygen, CPAP by means of a nasal cannula or mechanical ventilation with PEEP. Surgical plication of the affected emidiaphragm is recommended when a regular diaphragmatic function is not restored at 5-6 weeks of age and in the presence of serious respiratory insufficiency. Three cases are reported in this article which needed different therapeutical approaches.

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[Prevalence of group B beta-hemolytic Streptococcus colonization in a sample of 23,312 pregnant women and newborn infants].

We report the prevalence of colonization of Group B Streptococci in a given population referred to a limited area in the north-west of Italy. 23.312 pregnant women were tested. Group B Streptococci have been isolated from genital cultures in 0.18-13.2% (mean 8.18). The prevalence of Group B streptococcal colonization from ear, throat and ocular cultures of newborn infants from colonized mothers was 11.55%. Incidence of infection in neonates has varied from 0 to 2.33% (1.5 per 1000 live births).

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