Verónica Umido

Endocrine disruptors as risk factors for idiopathic premature thelarche in girls: A case-control study

Florencia I Palmieri, Mirta Gryngarten, Andrea Arcari, Verónica Umido et autres

Introduction. Idiopathic premature thelarche (IPT) is defined as breast growth in girls before age 8 without activation of the gonadotrophic axis. Among the probable etiologies, endocrine disruptors (ED) with estrogenic action have been suggested. Objective. To evaluate whether there is an association …

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Oropharyngeal meningococcal carriage in children and adolescents, a single center study in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ángela Gentile, María Paula Della Latta, Mercedes Bloch, Luisina Martorelli et autres

BACKGROUND: Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) pharyngeal carriage is a necessary condition for invasive disease. We present the first carriage study in children in Buenos Aires, Argentina, considering 2017 as a transition year. Aims: to assess the rate of Nm carriage, to determine genogroup, …

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1519. Identification of Neisseria meningitidis (Nn) Nasopharyngeal Carriage Among Non-Vaccinated Children and Isolations in Invasive Disease (ID) Cases in Argentina 2017

Ángela Gentile, María Paula Della Latta, Bárbara Wisner, Mercedes Bloch et autres

Abstract Background Neisseria meningitides (Nm) cause different types of invasive infections.Nm pharyngeal carriage is a necessary condition for invasive meningococcal disease. In 2017 Argentina introduced a tetravalent meningococcal conjugated vaccine (MenACYW) to the National Immunization Program.Aims To assess the rate of Nm …

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2315. Neisseria meningitidis Oro-Pharyngeal Carriage, Serogroups and Clonal Complex in Children and Adolescents in Argentina

Ángela Gentile, María Paula Della Latta, Bárbara Wisner, Mercedes Bloch et autres

Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) pharyngeal carriage is a necessary condition for invasive meningococcal disease. In 2017, Argentina introduced a tetravalent meningococcal conjugated vaccine (MenACYW) to the National Immunization Program for children. We present the first carriage study in children in the prevaccine era. …

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Case Series Analysis of Hypotonic-Hyporesponsive Episodes following Pertussis Immunization: The Importance of an Accurate Diagnosis

Vanesa Castellano, Anabella Pacchiotti, Verónica Umido, María Florencia Nolte et autres

Background: The Hypotonic-Hyporesponsive Episode (HHE) is characterized by the sudden onset of reduced muscle tone, hyporesponsiveness and change of skin colour (pallor or cyanosis). It is reported mainly after the first doses of pertussis component vaccines and less frequently with other vaccines. …

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Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of a combined fully liquid DTPw–HepB–Hib pentavalent vaccine in healthy infants: no clinically relevant impact of a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine

Ángela Gentile, Verónica Umido, Paola Czerniuk, Josefina Nacul et autres

OBJECTIVES: In this open-label, non-randomized phase II study, the safety and immunogenicity of a fully liquid diphtheria-tetanus-whole cell pertussis-hepatitis B-Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTPw-HepB-Hib) combination vaccine (Quinvaxem(®)) were assessed in infants who had or had not received a birth dose of hepatitis …

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Mercury Levels in Newborns and Infants After Receipt of Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines

Michael E. Pichichero, Ángela Gentile, Norberto Giglio, Verónica Umido et autres

OBJECTIVES: Thimerosal is a mercurial preservative that was widely used in multidose vaccine vials in the United States and Europe until 2001 and continues to be used in many countries throughout the world. We conducted a pharmacokinetic study to assess blood levels …

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Evaluación del impacto de la vacunación en la epidemiología de la rubéola y el síndrome de rubéola congénita en la Argentina

Carina Man, Verónica Umido, Julia Bakir, Mariel Caparelli et autres