Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

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• J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. · Oct 2013

  Validation of the modified Vesikari score in children with gastroenteritis in 5 US emergency departments.

  The burden of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in US children is substantial. Research into outpatient treatment strategies has been hampered by the lack of easily used and validated gastroenteritis severity scales relevant to the populations studied. We sought to evaluate, in a US cohort, the reliability, construct validity, and generalizability of a gastroenteritis severity scale previously derived in a Canadian population, the modified Vesikari score (MVS). ⋯ The MVS effectively measures global severity of disease and performs similarly in varying populations within the US health care system. Its characteristics support its use in multisite outpatient clinical trials.

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• J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. · Oct 2013

  Transglutaminase IgA antibodies in a celiac disease mass screening and the role of HLA-DQ genotyping and endomysial antibodies in sequential testing.

  The aim of this study was to evaluate hypothetical screening strategies in a Swedish celiac disease (CD) mass screening. ⋯ tTG-IgA is a robust marker when used in CD mass screening and its performance can be enhanced by sequential testing for EMA or HLA-DQ genotyping.

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• J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. · Oct 2013

  Comment Letter

  Antitumor necrosis factor, infliximab, and adalimumab: use with caution in eosinophilic bowel disease.

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