Detection of specific bioparticles using antibodies-coated gold nanoparticles and dielectrophoretic impedance measurement.

In this study, we developed an easy and quick test capable of identifying specific bacteria in one hour. The protocol was established based on the measurement of bacteria quantity on a biochip with comb-like electrodes. Gold nanoparticles coated with anti-…

Hyperthermia as an early sign of intracranial hemorrhage in full-term neonates.

BACKGROUND: Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in full-term infants is uncommon and is a rare cause of neonatal fever. This study was conducted to estimate the incidences of ICH and fever in a hospital-based population, and to determine if the clinical features…

Development of a biochip using antibody-coated gold nanoparticles to detect specific bioparticles.

This study developed a method of detecting bioparticles such as Salmonella that exist in the biological samples. The method employed a substrate with interlaced comb-like electrodes into which the mixtures of biological samples and antibody-coated gold nan…

A chip for catching, separating, and transporting bio-particles with dielectrophoresis.

This study aims at developing a 3D device for catching, separating, and transporting bio-particles based on dielectrophoresis (DEP). Target particles can be simultaneously caught and transported using the negative DEP method. In non-uniform electric fields…

The potential role of phagocytic capacity in the osteolytic process induced by polyethylene wear particles.

Osteolysis induced by ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene wear particles is the major cause of long-term failure of artificial joints. We examined the effects of wear particles on bioactivity by analysing the biophysical aspects of particle phagocytos…

Fetal ascites and second trimester maternal hepatitis C virus infection.

OBJECTIVE: To present the first reported case of early second trimester maternal hepatitis C virus (HCV) associated with fetal ascites, which was treated with fetal paracentesis, and resulted in a successful outcome of a term liveborn infant with anti-HCV …

Urinary tract infections in young infants with prolonged jaundice.

The incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in young infants with jaundice is low, and prolonged jaundice in that setting is even rarer. In this study, we retrospectively reviewed the clinical features of 50 infants (seen from 1984 through 2004) 1 wee…

Biliary cysts in children--long-term follow-up in Taiwan.

BACKGROUND: This study analyzed the clinical presentation, postoperative morbidity and mortality and incidence of associated extrahepatic biliary atresia in children with biliary cysts in Taiwan. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 158 pedi…

Urinary tract infections in infants: comparison between those with conjugated vs unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia.

AIMS: The aim was to investigate conjugated and unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia in association with urinary tract infection (UTI) in young infants. METHODS: Fifty infants aged <3 mths who developed prolonged jaundice among 2128 infants with UTI from 1984 …

Serum cytokines in differentiating between viral and bacterial enterocolitis.

It is difficult to distinguish clinically between bacterial and viral causes of enterocolitis. The aim of the study was to investigate if serum cytokines can distinguish bacterial from viral enterocolitis. We prospectively enrolled 147 paediatric in-patien…

Recurrent peritonitis with massive ascites as the initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus: report of one case.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) rarely presents with massive ascites secondary to severe peritonitis before the occurrence of major diagnostic features. We described a 13-year-old girl who developed four episodes of severe abdominal pain with massive as…

Spinal Burkitt's lymphoma manifesting as nocturnal abdominal pain and constipation: a case report.

A 3-year-old boy presented at the Taiwan Adventist Hospital in Taipei with nocturnal epigastric pain and constipation. Abdominal X-ray showed colonic faecal impaction. Abdominal sonography showed gastric stasis with thickened pyloric wall and dilated recto…

Pediatric Salmonella enterocolitis in a teaching hospital in Taitung: A four-year analysis.

In order to understand the childhood Salmonella enterocolitis in Taitung, we retrospectively collected the patients with the diagnosis of acute enterocolitis who were admitted to the pediatric wards of Taitung branch of Mackay Memorial Hospital from Januar…

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction followed by major clinical features of Kawasaki disease: report of one case.

Kawasaki Disease (KD) or atypical KD (AKD) rarely presents with intestinal obstruction or pseudo-obstruction. Others have reported gastrointestinal symptoms appearing with and up to 4 weeks after the occurrence of major clinical symptoms of KD. However, we…

Colonic perforation in two children with Campylobacter enterocolitis.

Segmental dilatation of the ileum as an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding: report of one case.

We report a case of segmental dilatation of the ileum in a 10-month-old male infant. Intermittent loose black-colored stool passage and normocytic anemia were noted at the initial visits to our hospital. There was no symptom or sign of intestinal obstructi…

Prenatal sonographic detection of adrenal hemorrhage confirmed by postnatal surgery.

We report a case of adrenal hemorrhage in a newborn first detected by sonography at a menstrual age of 21 weeks 4 days. An echogenic mass was noted above the right kidney. The mass became larger and hypoechoic on follow-up sonograms after birth. The mass w…