Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Article	Citations
The global prevalence of autism spectrum disorder: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis	105
The psycho-social effects of COVID-19 on Italian adolescents’ attitudes and behaviors	105
Smartphone use and addiction during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: cohort study on 184 Italian children and adolescents	98
Increased incidence of precocious and accelerated puberty in females during and after the Italian lockdown for the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic	77
Reluctance to seek pediatric care during the COVID-19 pandemic and the risks of delayed diagnosis	71
Childhood multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C): a diagnostic and treatment guidance from the Rheumatology Study Group of the Italian Society of Pediatrics	67
Epidemiology and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children in Italy	65
Macronutrient balance and micronutrient amounts through growth and development	62
COVID-19 and the re-opening of schools: a policy maker’s dilemma	60
The global prevalence of ADHD in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis	59
Neurological complications in pediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review of the literature	59
Consensus statement of the Italian society of pediatric allergy and immunology for the pragmatic management of children and adolescents with allergic or immunological diseases during the COVID-19 pand	58
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Emergency Department of a tertiary children’s hospital	54
Determinants of postnatal care utilization in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta and multilevel analysis of data from 36 sub-Saharan countries	49
Treatment of children with COVID-19: position paper of the Italian Society of Pediatric Infectious Disease	47
Quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of adolescents: the crucial role of technology	41
“Impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on early onset of puberty: experience of an Italian tertiary center”	36
Italian intersociety consensus on management of long covid in children	35
Prevention of recurrent respiratory infections	33
The adolescent with obesity: what perspectives for treatment?	33
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lifestyle behaviors in children and adolescents: an international overview	32
Could nutritional supplements act as therapeutic adjuvants in COVID-19?	32
Sleep disorders reveal distress among children and adolescents during the Covid-19 first wave: results of a large web-based Italian survey	31
Crohn disease-like enterocolitis remission after empagliflozin treatment in a child with glycogen storage disease type Ib: a case report	31
UPDATE - 2022 Italian guidelines on the management of bronchiolitis in infants	31

Long COVID-19 in children: an Italian cohort study	30
Clinical features of pediatric post-acute COVID-19: a descriptive retrospective follow-up study	27
Does cystic fibrosis constitute an advantage in COVID-19 infection?	26
Comprehensive and safe school strategy during COVID-19 pandemic	26
Recommendations for early diagnosis of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH): working group intersociety consensus document	26
Digital technologies for an improved management of respiratory allergic diseases: 10 years of clinical studies using an online platform for patients and physicians	25
Recommendations for neonatologists and pediatricians working in first level birthing centers on the first communication of genetic disease and malformation syndrome diagnosis: consensus issued by 6 It	25
The lockdown effects on a pediatric obese population in the COVID-19 era	25
Revised recommendations of the Italian Society of Pediatrics about the general management of Kawasaki disease	25
Neonatal hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia: case report of kabuki syndrome due to a novel KMT2D splicing-site mutation	24
The child with medical complexity	23
COVID-19 quarantine: Psychological impact and support for children and parents	23
Point of view of the Italians pediatric scientific societies about the pediatric care during the COVID-19 lockdown: what has changed and future prospects for restarting	22
The pandemic within the pandemic: the surge of neuropsychological disorders in Italian children during the COVID-19 era	22
Italian pediatric respiratory society recommendations on pediatric pulmonary function testing during COVID-19 pandemic	22
Pediatric obesity: prevention is better than care	22
Novel LRPPRC compound heterozygous mutation in a child with early-onset Leigh syndrome French-Canadian type: case report of an Italian patient	21
Cardiac dysfunction in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: An Italian single-center study	21
Novel missense mutation of the TP63 gene in a newborn with Hay-Wells/Ankyloblepharon-Ectodermal defects-Cleft lip/palate (AEC) syndrome: clinical report and follow-up	21
The impact of pregnancy induced hypertension on low birth weight in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis	21
Jacobsen syndrome and neonatal bleeding: report on two unrelated patients	20
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease: case report of a newborn with rare PKHD1 mutation, rapid renal enlargement and early fatal outcome	20
Real-time ultrasound for tip location of umbilical venous catheter in neonates: a pre/post intervention study	20
Novel SCNN1A gene splicing-site mutation causing autosomal recessive pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (PHA1) in two Italian patients belonging to the same small town	20
Central precocious puberty during COVID-19 pandemic and sleep disturbance: an exploratory study	19
Emotional symptoms and their related factors in adolescents during the acute phase of Covid-19 outbreak in South Italy	18
Determinant factors of under-five mortality in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s region (SNNPR), Ethiopia	18
Pooled prevalence and determinants of skilled birth attendant delivery in East Africa countries: a multilevel analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys	18
Ventilation, oxidative stress and risk of brain injury in preterm newborn	18
Cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome and gastrointestinal defects: report on a newborn with 19p13.3 deletion including the MAP 2 K2 gene	17
Targeted re-sequencing for early diagnosis of genetic causes of childhood epilepsy: the Italian experience from the ‘beyond epilepsy’ project	17
Two seriously ill neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 pneumonia- a case report	17
Reasons for SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and their role in the transmission of infection according to age: a case-control study	17
Pediatric emergency department visits during the COVID-19 pandemic: a large retrospective population-based study	17
Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in an Italian cohort of preterm infants	17
School in Italy: a safe place for children and adolescents	17
Breastfeeding and COVID-19 vaccination: position statement of the Italian scientific societies	16
Increasing trend of type 1 diabetes incidence in the pediatric population of the Calabria region in 2019–2021	16
Probiotics’ efficacy in paediatric diseases: which is the evidence? A critical review on behalf of the Italian Society of Pediatrics	16
Are we sure that the neurological impact of COVID 19 in childhood has not been underestimated?	16
Incidence of neonatal mortality and its predictors among live births in Ethiopia: Gompertz gamma shared frailty model	16
Cardiovascular risk in children: a burden for future generations	16
A neonatal cluster of novel coronavirus disease 2019: clinical management and considerations	16
Clinical picture and long-term symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection in an Italian pediatric population	16
Maternal factors associated with low birth weight in public hospitals of Mekelle city, Ethiopia: a case-control study	16
Implications of SARS-COV-2 infection in the diagnosis and management of the pediatric gastrointestinal disease	16
Prevalence of hypertension in relation to anthropometric indices among secondary adolescents in Mbarara, Southwestern Uganda	16
Aromatic L-amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency: results from an Italian modified Delphi consensus	15
Water, sanitation, and hygiene as a priority intervention for stunting in under-five children in northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study	15
Prevalence of short stature and malnutrition among Egyptian primary school children and their coexistence with Anemia	15

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of paediatric patients admitted to a neuropsychiatric care hospital in the COVID-19 era	15
Transition of inflammatory bowel disease patients from pediatric to adult care: an observational study on a joint-visits approach	15
Minimum acceptable diet and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia	15
The social role of pediatrics in the past and present times	15
Clinical warning of hemophagocytic syndrome caused by Epstein-Barr virus	14
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric operations: a retrospective study of Chinese children	14
Peculiar characteristics of new-onset Type 1 Diabetes during COVID-19 pandemic	14
Improving diagnosis for rare diseases: the experience of the Italian undiagnosed Rare diseases network	14
Social media use to improve communication on children and adolescent’s health: the role of the Italian Paediatric Society influencers	14
Reasons in favour of universal vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in the pediatric population	14
FPIES in exclusively breastfed infants: two case reports and review of the literature	14
Oral vitamin A supplementation for ROP prevention in VLBW preterm infants	14
Maternal and neonatal risk factors for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in term neonates in Cyprus: a prospective case–control study	14
Update on resistance to thyroid hormone syndromeβ	14
Pediatric interregional healthcare mobility in Italy	14
Cross-sectional survey on impact of paediatric COVID-19 among Italian paediatricians: report from the SIAIP rhino-sinusitis and conjunctivitis committee	14
Management and outcome of benign acute childhood myositis in pediatric emergency department	14
Incidence of acute respiratory infections in preschool children in an outpatient setting before and during Covid-19 pandemic in Lombardy Region, Italy	14
Oral ulcers in children- a clinical narrative overview	13
Distance learning, technological devices, lifestyle and behavior of children and their family during the COVID-19 lockdown in Lombardy: a survey	13
A randomized controlled study of immediate versus delayed umbilical cord clamping in infants born by elective caesarean section	13
Pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis: a review for the clinician	13
The use of TikTok among children and adolescents with Eating Disorders: experience in a third-level public Italian center during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic	13
Childhood acute poisoning in the Italian North-West area: a six-year retrospective study	13
Severe stunting and its associated factors among children aged 6–59 months in Ethiopia; multilevel ordinal logistic regression model	13
Serious infectious events and ibuprofen administration in pediatrics: a narrative review in the era of COVID-19 pandemic	12
PTSD in parents of children with severe diseases: a systematic review to face Covid-19 impact	12
Treating the symptom or treating the disease in neonatal seizures: a systematic review of the literature	12
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Italian pediatric population: a regional seroepidemiological study	12
Morbidity associated with patent ductus arteriosus in preterm newborns: a retrospective case-control study	12
Dietary diversity and associated factors among children (6–23 months) in Gedeo zone, Ethiopia: cross - sectional study	12
Microplastics, environment and child health	12
Clinical and imaging features of pediatric COVID-19	12
Contactless: a new personalised telehealth model in chronic pediatric diseases and disability during the COVID-19 era	12
SAPHO syndrome: the supposed trigger by isotretinoin, the efficacy of adalimumab and the specter of depressive disorder: a case report	12
Safety of house dust mite subcutaneous immunotherapy in preschool children with respiratory allergic diseases	12
Increased behavioral problems in children with sleep-disordered breathing	12
Impact of psychological distress and psychophysical wellbeing on posttraumatic symptoms in parents of preterm infants after NICU discharge	12
Children with medical complexity and paediatric palliative care: a retrospective cross-sectional survey of prevalence and needs	12
Genetics of atrioventricular canal defects	11
What are the risk factors for admission to the pediatric intensive unit among pediatric patients with COVID-19?	11
Listeria meningitis complicated by hydrocephalus in an immunocompetent child: case report and review of the literature	11
Frequency of asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2 among children and adults after school reopening	11
Treatment of children with COVID-19: update of the Italian Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases position paper	11
The role of correlated factors based on Pender health promotion model in brushing behavior in the 13–16 years old students of Guilan, Iran	11
Reduction in pediatric growth hormone deficiency and increase in central precocious puberty diagnoses during COVID 19 pandemics	11
Predictors of congenital anomalies among newborns in Arsi zone public hospitals, Southeast Ethiopia: a case-control study	11
Pediatric routine vaccinations in the COVID 19 lockdown period: the survey of the Italian Pediatric Society	11
Individual level and community level factors affecting exclusive breast feeding among infants under-six months in Ethiopia using multilevel analysis	11
Care burden and associated factors in caregivers of children with cancer	11
Clinical characteristics of children infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Italy	11
Epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus in children in a tertiary care pediatric hospital in Milan, Italy, 2017—2021	11
The effects of the covid-19 pandemic on puberty: a cross-sectional, multicenter study from Turkey	11
Autism spectrum disorder and anorexia nervosa: an Italian prospective study	11
Complementary feeding in preterm infants: a position paper by Italian neonatal, paediatric and paediatric gastroenterology joint societies	11
The effects of home confinement on pediatric fractures during the COVID 19 outbreak	10
Can we get out of the COVID pandemic without adequate vaccination coverage in the pediatric population?	10
An estimation of the number of children requiring pediatric palliative care in Italy	10
Hookworm infection in infants: a case report and review of literature	10
Magnitude of anemia and associated factors among children aged 6–59 months at Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study	10
Auxological and endocrinological features in internationally adopted children	10
Faecal calprotectin and ultrasonography as non-invasive screening tools for detecting colorectal polyps in children with sporadic rectal bleeding: a prospective study	10
Kawasaki disease recurrence in the COVID-19 era: a systematic review of the literature	10
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and risk of still birth in hospitals of Tigray region Ethiopia	10
COVID-19 and abducens nerve palsy in a 9-year-old girl—case report	10
Epidemiology of enuresis: a large number of children at risk of low regard	10
Explore the attitudes of children and adolescent parents towards the vaccination of COVID-19 in China	10
Clinical, radiological, and genetic variation in pontocerebellar hypoplasia disorder and our clinical experience	10
Neonatal ten-year retrospective study on neural tube defects in a second level University Hospital	10
Identification of novel biomarkers for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy using iTRAQ	10
Detection of endocrine disorders in young children with multi-transfused thalassemia major	10
Association of exposure to hydrocarbon air pollution with the incidence of atopic dermatitis in children	10
Dornase alfa in Cystic Fibrosis: indications, comparative studies and effects on lung clearance index	10
Interstitial deletions of chromosome 1p: novel 1p31.3p22.2 microdeletion in a newborn with craniosynostosis, coloboma and cleft palate, and review of the genomic and phenotypic profiles	10
Using ROPScore and CHOP ROP for early prediction of retinopathy of prematurity in a Chinese population	10
Intranasal dexmedetomidine and intranasal ketamine association allows shorter induction time for pediatric sedation compared to intranasal dexmedetomidine and oral midazolam	10
Myositis ossificans mimicking sarcoma: a not so rare bioptic diagnostic pitfall	9
The bronchiolitis epidemic in 2021–2022 during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: experience of a third level centre in Northern Italy	9
Health-care organization for the management and surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children during pandemic in Campania region, Italy	9
Italian consensus on the therapeutic management of uncomplicated acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children	9

Management of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5–11 years with allergies, asthma, and immunodeficiency: consensus of the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (SIAIP)	9
Magnitude and associated factors of virological failure among children on ART in Bahir Dar Town public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia: a facility based cross-sectional study	9
Linguistic adaptation and psychometric evaluation of Italian version of children’s sleep habits questionnaire	9
High burden of undernutrition among primary school-aged children and its determinant factors in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
15q26 deletion in a patient with congenital heart defect, growth restriction and intellectual disability: case report and literature review	9
Pediatric otogenic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a case report and a literature review	9
Core self-evaluation, mental health and mobile phone dependence in Chinese high school students: why should we care	9
Normative data for handgrip strength in Iranian healthy children and adolescents aged 7–18 years: comparison with international norms	9
Prevalence of COVID-19 in children affected by allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma: results from the second “SIAIP rhinosinusitis and conjunctivitis committee” survey	9
The incidence of congenital anomalies in newborns before and during the Covid-19 pandemic	9
Genetic subtypes and phenotypic characteristics of 110 patients with Prader-Willi syndrome	9
A new scoring system and clinical algorithm for the management of suspected foreign body aspiration in children: a retrospective cohort study	9
COVID-19 lockdown beneficial effects on lung function in a cohort of cystic fibrosis patients	9
Exclusive breastfeeding lowers the odds of childhood diarrhea and other medical conditions: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey	9
Magnitude of mortality and its associated factors among Burn victim children admitted to South Gondar zone government hospitals, Ethiopia, from 2015 to 2019	9
A case of facial nerve palsy in a pediatric patient associated with Covid-19	9
High-school students and self-injurious thoughts and behaviours: clues of emotion dysregulation	8
A novel PIEZO1 mutation in a patient with dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis: a case report and a brief review of literature	8
Chronic respiratory diseases other than asthma in children: the COVID-19 tsunami	8
Pediatric hypersensitivity pneumonitis: literature update and proposal of a diagnostic algorithm	8
The Italian paediatric society raccomandations on children and adolescents extra-domestic activities during the SARS COV-2 emergency phase 2	8
Eligibility criteria for pediatric patients who may benefit from anti SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody therapy administration: an Italian inter-society consensus statement	8
A novel de novo DDX3X missense variant in a female with brachycephaly and intellectual disability: a case report	8
Management of pediatric post-infectious neurological syndromes	8
Effectiveness of pediatric integrative manual therapy in cervical movement limitation in infants with positional plagiocephaly: a randomized controlled trial	8
Lung ultrasound in outpatient approach to children with suspected COVID 19	8
Identification of bronchiolitis profiles in Italian children through the application of latent class analysis	8
Multidisciplinary care for patients with epidermolysis bullosa from birth to adolescence: experience of one Italian reference center	8
Nasal spray live attenuated influenza vaccine: the first experience in Italy in children and adolescents during the 2020–21 season	8
Utility of a pediatric observation unit for the management of children admitted to the emergency department	8
Optimizing gentamicin dosing in different pediatric age groups using population pharmacokinetics and Monte Carlo simulation	8
How to recognize and manage psychosomatic pain in the pediatric emergency department	8
Quality of life improving after propranolol treatment in patients with Infantile Hemangiomas	8
COnsensus on Pediatric Pain in the Emergency Room: the COPPER project, issued by 17 Italian scientific societies	8
Diagnostic accuracy of a dynamically increased red blood cell distribution width in very low birth weight infants with serious bacterial infection	8
Effects of delayed cord clamping on neonatal jaundice, phototherapy and early hematological status in term cesarean section	8
Post-discharge telephonic follow-up of pediatric patients affected by SARS-CoV2 infection in a single Italianpediatric COVID center: a safe and feasible way to monitor children after hospitalization	8
Neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism in an Italian Centre: a 5-years real-life retrospective study	8
Age-specific risk factors of severe pneumonia among pediatric patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia	8
The development of a Consensus Conference on Pediatric Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department in Italy: from here where to?	8
E-cigarettes and youth: an unresolved Public Health concern	8
Clinical analysis of bronchoscope diagnosis and treatment for airway foreign body removal in pediatric patients	8
Inter-society consensus for the use of inhaled corticosteroids in infants, children and adolescents with airway diseases	7
Management of oxygen saturation monitoring in preterm newborns in the NICU: the Italian picture	7
Diagnostic therapeutic care pathway for pediatric food allergies and intolerances in Italy: a joint position paper by the Italian Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (SIGEN	7
Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis masked by kidney failure in a male infant with a contiguous gene deletion syndrome at Xp22.31 involving the steroid sulfatase gene: case report	7
Early-onset sepsis risk calculator: a review of its effectiveness and comparative study with our evidence-based local guidelines	7
Henoch-Schönlein purpura following COVID-19 vaccine in a child: a case report	7
Prevalence and types of video gaming and gambling activities among adolescent public school students: findings from a cross-sectional study in Italy	7
Molecular screening of PROKR2 gene in girls with idiopathic central precocious puberty	7
Immune responses to alglucosidase in infantile Pompe disease: recommendations from an Italian pediatric expert panel	7
Narrative review on the management of moderate-severe atopic dermatitis in pediatric age of the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergology and Immunology (SIAIP), of the Italian Society of Pediatric Der	7
Chilblain-like lesions onset during SARS-CoV-2 infection in a COVID-19-vaccinated adolescent: case report and review of literature	7
Management of asymptomatic hypoglycemia with 40% oral dextrose gel in near term at-risk infants to reduce intensive care need and promote breastfeeding	7
Incidence and predictors of mortality among neonates referred to comprehensive and specialized hospitals in Amhara regional state, North Ethiopia: a prospective follow-up study	7
Panton-valentine leukocidin Staphylococcus aureus severe infection in an infant: a case report and a review of the literature	7
Factor VIII inhibitor development in Egyptian hemophilia patients: does intron 22 inversion mutation play a role?	7
Pathological staging of chorioamnionitis contributes to complications in preterm infants	7
Providing pediatric well-care and sick visits in the COVID-19 pandemic era: the recommendations of the Italian pediatric society	7
Safety and family satisfaction of a home-delivered chemotherapy program for children with cancer	7
The awareness and acceptance of anti-COVID 19 vaccination in adolescence	7
Hypertonic saline in people with cystic fibrosis: review of comparative studies and clinical practice	7
Competitive sport after SARS-CoV-2 infection in children	7
Transient blindness associated with mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS): a case report and review of literature	7
Failure to thrive in infant and toddlers: a practical flowchart-based approach in a hospital setting	7
Prevalence of children born small for gestational age with short stature who qualify for growth hormone treatment	7
Staphylococcal meningitis therapy with linezolid in a young infant: efficacy, CSF levels and side effects	7
Facial masks in children: the position statement of the Italian pediatric society	7
Association between maternal HIV infection and birthweight in a tertiary hospital in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cohort study	7
Survival of pediatric patients after cardiopulmonary resuscitation for in-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Postnatal growth of preterm infants during the first two years of life: catch-up growth accompanied by risk of overweight	7
DNA methylation in Hepatoblastoma-a literature review	7
Isolated intestinal Ganglioneuromatosis: case report and literature review	7
The recurrent SETBP1 c.2608G > A, p.(Gly870Ser) variant in a patient with Schinzel-Giedion syndrome: an illustrative case of the utility of whole exome sequencing in a critically ill neonate	7