Scientific Program

Select a day :: Thursday 25; Friday 26; Saturday 27; Sunday 28

For detailed program of sessions, please click on titles

08:30 - 10:00
Bratyslawa room
Plenary Session

10:00 - 10:30
Exhibition Hall
Coffee Break & Exhibition Visit

Interactive Poster Guided Tour

12:15 - 13:45 - Poster Area

1. Bronchial Asthma and Other Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases

#9 - Correlation of Serum Cytokines il17e, il17f, il22 and il23 Levels with Severity of Asthma in Children (3-18 years) in Philippine General Hospital.

Escano-Dumbrique J. Tuazon A.
Pediatrics, Philippine General Hospital - Manila, Philippines

#18 - Association of Vitamin D Levels, IL-17A Levels with Disease Severity Among 3 to 18 Year Old Children with Asthma in the Philippine General Hospital.
Tanega-Aliling K., Tuazon A.
Pediatrics, Philippine General Hospital - Manila, Philippines

#30 - Serological Markers of Chlamydophila pneumoniae Chronic Infection Are Associated with Poor Asthma Control in Children.
Vityutneva A¹., Alekseeva O²., Ilyenkova N²., Tereshchenko S.¹
1 Department of child’s physical health, Scientific Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North - Krasnoyarsk, Russia)
2 Department of Pediatrics, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University - Krasnoyarsk, Russia

#37 - Qualitative and Quantitative Changes of Airway Wall Epithelial Basement Membrane in Young and Adult Rats after Induction of Bronchial Asthma
Simunkova P.¹, Uhlik J.², Vajner L.², Pohunek P.¹
1 Department of Pediatrics, 2nd Faculty of Medicine Charles University in Prague - Prague, Czech Republi
2 Department of Histology and Embryology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine Charles University in Prague - Prague, Czech Republic

#40 - 10-year Follow-up of Asthma Medications Consumption after RSV Bronchiolitis.
Golan Tripto.¹, Goldbart DA.¹, Shafat T.², Tal A.¹
1 Pediatrics, Soroka medical center, Faculty of Health Sciencess, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev - Beer Sheva, Israel
2 Clinical Research Center, Soroka medical center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev - Beer Sheva, Israel

#54 - Efficacy and safety assessment of once-daily tiotropium Respimat® add-on to inhaled corticosteroids in adolescent patients with symptomatic asthma
Hamelmann E.¹, Boner A.², Bernstein J.³, Moroni-Zentgraf P.⁴, Engel M.⁴, Avis M.⁵, Unseld A.⁶
1 Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin der Ruhr-Universität, Kinderzentrum Bethel, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld GmbH - Bochum, Germany
2 Pediatric Department, University of Verona - Verona, Italy
3 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Sciences Building - Cincinnati, USA
4 TA Respiratory Diseases, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG - Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
5 Global Clinical, Boehringer Ingelheim bv - Alkmaar, Netherlands
Global Biometrics and Clinical Applications, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG – 6 Biberach an der Riss, Germany

#60 - No correlation between childhood asthma and leptin and leptin receptor serum levels
Narożna B.¹, Sobkowiak P.², Schoneich N.², Bręborowicz A.², Szczepankiewicz A.^2,1
1 Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Pulmonology, Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences - Poznan, Poland
2 Department of Pulmonology, Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences - Poznan, Poland

#68 - The Connection between Exhaled Nitrogen Monoxide Level and Spirometry Function Parameters as for Children Treated with Asthma Bronchial
Papp G.
Pediatrics department, Szigetvar Hospital - Szigetvar, Hungary

#69 - Dysanapsis & Expiratory Flow Limitation during Exercise in Children & Adolescents
Pianosi PT.
Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN, USA

#71 Exhaled Breath Condensate: Can the Markers Be Indicators of Epithealial Barrier Dysfunction and Remodeling in Pediatric Asthma?
Yuksel H.
Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology, Celal Bayar University Medical Faculty - Manisa, Turkey

#76 - Airway Epithelial Cell IL-6 and Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Gene Expression Is Associated with Asthma Severity and/or Steroid Sensitivity in Children
Fayon M.¹, Lacoste A.¹, Helbling JC.², Moisan MP.², Barat P.², Corcuff JB.²
1 Université de Bordeaux (U1045), CHU de Bordeaux, Centre d’Investigation Clinique (CIC 1401), Université de Bordeaux - Bordeaux, Franc
2 Nutrition and Integrative Neurobiology, Université de Bordeaux - Bordeaux, France

#103 - Immunohistopathologic features of bronchial asthma in children with concomitant respiratory infections
Bulgakova V., Balabolkin I.
Scientific Center for Children's Health, Institute of Pediatrics - Moscow, Russia

#105 - Atypical infection at the atopic bronchial asthma at children
Bulgakova V., Balabolkin I., Zubkova I., Korolkova E.
Scientific Center for Children's Health, Institute of Pediatrics - Moscow, Russia

#106 - Study of the small airways to assess asthma control in asthmatic children with normal spirometry
Sardon O.¹, Azaldegui G.¹, Korta J.¹, Corcuera P.¹, Aldasoro A.¹, Mintegui FJ.¹, Emparanza JI.², Pérez-Yarza EG.³
1 Division of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine. Department of Pediatrics,, Donostia University Hospital. University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). - San Sebastián, Spain
2 Epidemiology Unit (CIBER-ESP), Donostia University Hospital. - San Sebastián, Spain
3 Division of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine. Department of Pediatrics. Biomedical Research Centre Network for Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES)., Donostia University Hospital. University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). - San Sebastián, Spain

#112 - Bronchodilator response to salbutamol in preschool intermittent and mild persistent asthmatics is similar but modified by allergic sensitization
Durlak W., Cichocka-Jarosz E., Jedynak-Wąsowicz U., Lis G.
Department of Pediatrics, Chair of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College - Krakow, Poland

#122 - Add-on use of Magnesium sulfate in children with bronchiolitis
Gupta S.
Pediatrics, Lady Harding Medical College - New Delhi, India

#131 - the association of lung function indices with parameters of lung barrier status in children with bronchial asthma
Polyakov V., Makieieva N.
1 Pulmonology, Regional Children Clinical Hospital - Kharkiv, Ukraine
2 Department of Pediatrics #2, Kharkiv National Medical University - Kharkiv, Ukraine

#137 - the endothelial dysfunction in children with bronchial asthma
Polyakov V.¹, Senatorova G.,² Onikiienko O.²
1 Pulmonology, Regional Children Clinical Hospital - Kharkiv, Ukraine
2 Department of Pediatrics #1 and Neonatology, Kharkiv National Medical University - Kharkiv, Ukraine

2. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Disorders (Excluding Bronchial Asthma)

#120 - Environmental exposure to agrochemicals and allergic diseases in preschool children in Sri Lankan tea plantations
Kudagammana ST.1, Weerasinghe SM.¹, Mohotti K.²
Department of Paediatrics,, University of Peradeniya - Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Tea Research Institute, Tea Research Institute - Thalawakelle, Sri lanka

3. Bronchopulmonary and Pleural Infections (Including Tuberculosis)

#7 - Pentraxin 3 as a novel inflammatory marker in children with lower respiratory infection
Kim HH., Chun YH., Yoon JS., Lee EK., Kim JT., Won S., Kim HS.
Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea - Seoul, South Korea

#16 - Evaluation of the clinical, laboratory and radiological findings in hospitalised paiıents diagnosed with lower respiratory tract infections
Pekcan S.
Pediatric Pulmonology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical School - Konya, Turkey

#20 - Lung Microbial Pathogens in Familial Dysautonomia Patients
Maayan C.¹, Muskin Wintner E.¹, Simanovsky N.², Bloch C.³
1 Pediatrics, Hadassah Medical Center - Jerusalem, Israel
2 Medical Imaging, Hadassah Medical Center - Jerusalem, Israel
3 Clinical Microbiology and Infectious diseases, Hadassah Medical Center - Jerusalem, Israel

#26 - The clinical impact of adjuvant therapy on the outcome of severe adenovirus pneumonia in children
Kee SY.¹, Nathan AM.², Sam IC.³, Woo YY.³, Thavagnanam S.², Eg KP.², de Bruyne JA.²
1 Pediatric Pulmonology, University Putra Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysi
2 Pediatric Pulmonology, University Malaya - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3 Microbiology, University Malaya - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

#34 - Swyer-James-McLeod Syndrome and Mycoplasma pneumonia.
Schmidt CM.¹, Franco CL.¹, Pinto LF.², Vasconcellos CS.², Santos TC.³, Sias SM.¹
1 Department of Pediatrics, Fluminense Federal University - Niterói, Brazil
2 Medical student, Fluminense Federal University - Niterói, Brazil
3 Medical doctor, Fluminense Federal University - Niterói, Brazil

#49 - QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-Tube - is the test reliable in diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children younger than 5 years of age?
Bielecka T., Komorowska-Piotrowska A., Feleszko W., Krenke K., Kulus M.
Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergology Department, Medical University of Warsaw - Warsaw, Poland

#51 - Necrotizing pneumonia in previously healthy children
Schmidt CM.¹, Araujo VA.², Barros CA.², Alves MF.³, Fernandes MA.¹, Sias SM.¹, Navi NP.², Fernandes RB.², Bruno KE.², Alves FA.⁴, Cardoso CA
1 Department of Pediatrics, Fluminense Federal University - Niterói, Brazil
2 Fluminense Federal University - Niteroi, Brazil
3 Biology, Fluminense Federal University - Niteroi, Brazil
4 Department of Pathology, Fluminense Federal University - Niterói, Brazil

#63 - Therapeutical strategy in course of complicated pneumonia in a Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) newborn.
Todisco N., Della Monica V., Criscuolo A., Frascogna A., Ciccullo A., Pierri L., Corbo M., Visconti M.
Maternal-Infantile, University Hospital "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona" - Salerno, Italy)

#91 - Incidence and clinical characteristic of lung abscess in children
Wojsyk - Banaszak I.¹, Wielebska A.¹, Jończyk - Potoczny K.², Moryciński S.³, Mańkowski P.³, Bręborowicz A.¹
1 Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences - Poznań, Poland
2 Department of Pediatric Radiology, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences - Poznań, Poland
3 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences - Poznań, Poland

#113 - Bronchitis Obliterans: A new entity - sequelae to multiple etiologies
Khosla I.
Pediatric Pulmonology, Dr Indus Newborn and Child Care Centre - Mumbai, India

#116 - In silico prediction of human promiscuous MHC class I restricted CD4+ T cell epitopes in the PPE protein family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Xiao J.
TB Lab, Beijing Children's Hospital - Beijing, China

4. Non-infectious Respiratory Disorders

#6 - Bacteria isolated from the airways of children with bronchiectasis according to HIV status
Verwey C., Velaphi S.
Department of Paediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand. - Johannesburg, South Africa

#12 - Congenital Pulmonary Abnormalities in Childhood: etiologies, prognosis and follow up
Sismanlar T.
Pediatric Pulmonology, Gazi University Hospital - Ankara, Turkey

#23 - Thyroglossal Duct Cyst at the Base of the Tongue in Neonate/Infant in Japan
Masatsugu Isobe M.¹, Tomoharu Kato T.², Shuichi Tsuchiya S.³
1 Pediatrics, Nagaoka Medical co-op Children Clinic - Nagaoka, Japan
2 Pediatrics, Kasukabe Kojin Clinic - Kasukabe, Japan
3 Pediatrics, Joetsu General Hospital - Joetsu, Japan

#42 - Case Series of Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis
Emiralioglu N., Kiper N., Yalcın E., Ersöz D., Ozcelik U.
Pediatric Pulmonology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine - Ankara, Turkey

#46 - Pediatric hypersensitivity pneumonitis presenting with tuberculosis like symptoms
Lukoseviciute-Zike D.¹, Miseviciene V.¹, Zaveckiene J.²
1 Pediatric clinic department of pulmonary diseases, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno klinikos - Kaunas, Lithuania
2 Radiology, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno klinikos - Kaunas, Lithuania

#47 - When do you become an adult? A survey on UK Paediatric intensive care (PICU) experience on Pulmonary embolism.
Elliott FM
Department of Paediatrics, Whiston Hospital - Merseyside, United Kingdom

#79 - Types of laryngomalacia and its clinical course in children admitted to the tertiary level hospital in Krakow.
Kusak B., Cichocka-Jarosz E., Jedynak-Wasowicz U., Lis G.
Department of Pediatrics, Chair of Pediatrics Jagiellonian University Medical College - Krakow, Poland

#87 - Recurrent Pulmonary Infections as A Presentation of Absent Pulmonary Veins: A Two Case Report
Basora E., Ali-Dinar T., Colin A.
Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Miami / Miller School of Medicine - Miami, FL, USA

#130 - Pneumothorax in Young Population
Ashkenazi M.¹, Ben Nun A.², Bak A.¹, Simanski D.², Efrati O., Lavie M., Sarouk I., Dagan A., Bar Aluma B.
1 Pediatric pulmonology, Edmond and Lilly Safra children's hospital - Ramat Gan, Israel
2 Thorax Surgery, Sheba medical center - Ramat Gan, Israel

#133 - Pediatric Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Cinel G.¹, Kiper N.², Orhan D.³, Emiralioglu N.², Yalcin E.², Dogru D.², Ozcelik U.², Oguz B.⁴, Haliloglu M.⁴
1 Pediatric Pulmonology Department, Ankara Child Health and Diseases, Hematology Oncology Education and Research Hospital - Ankara, Turkey
2 Pediatric Pulmonology Department, Hacettepe University, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital - Ankara, Turkey
3 Pediatric Pathology Department, Hacettepe University, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital - Ankara, Turkey
4 Radiology Department, Hacettepe University, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital - Ankara, Turkey

#143 - A prospective follow-up of children with neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy
Lange J.¹, Krenke K.¹, Dishop M.²
1 Department of Pediatric Pneumonology and Allergy, Medical University - Warsaw, Poland
2 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital - Colorado, USA

5. Fetal and Neonatal Respiratory Disorders

#31 - Early parenteral protein intake impact on lung function of children suffering from bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Bourgoin-Heck M.¹, Bulteau-Cowan A.², Mulliez-Petitpas J.¹, Husseini K.³, Bott-Lebreton L.³, Drouot X.¹, Diaz V.¹
1 Respiratory Physiology department, CHU de Poitiers - Poitiers, France
2 Pediatrics Department, CH de Dax-Côte d'Argent - Dax, France
3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, CHU de Poitiers - Poitiers, France

#43 - Clinical evaluation of patients with congenital lung malformations
Emiralioglu N., Kiper N., Yalcın E., Ersöz D., Ozcelik U.
Pediatric Pulmonology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine - Ankara, Turkey

#55 - Case description of a neonatal biliary persisting vomit expressive of unusual congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).
Todisco N., Della Monica V., Criscuolo A., Frascogna A., Ciccullo A., Pierri L., Corbo M., Visconti M.
Maternal-Infantile, University Hospital "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona" - Salerno, Italy

#72 - The role of prenatal MRI imaging in children with large or unusual congenital thoracic malformations
Levine H.¹, Meizner I.², Raviv-Zilka L.³, Stafler P.¹, Mei-Zahav M.¹, Prais D.¹, Mashiach R.², Bardin R.², Mussaffi H.¹, Blau H.¹
1 Pulmonary Institute, Schneider Children’s Medical Center - Petach-Tikva, Israel
2 Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center - Petach-Tikva, Israel
3 Diagnostic Imaging, Pediatric Imaging Unit, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital, Sheba Medical Center - Ramat-Gan, Israel

#107 - Tidal Breath Nitrogen Oxide Measurements in CPAP Treated Infants is Still Not Available
Schmidt BJ.
Department of Pediatrics and Department of Clinical Medicine, Nordsjaellands Hospital and University of Copenhagen - Hilleroed and Copenhagen, Denmark

6. Cystic Fibrosis

#86 - Aquagenic Keratoderma (AK): A Skin Clue in a Young Boy with Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Basora E., Yousef S., Colin A.
Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Miami / Miller School of Medicine - Miami, FL, USA

#89 - Impaired neutrophil extracellular traps formation in children suffering from cystic fibrosis
Bokonjic D.¹, Stojnic N.², Colic M.³, Mihajlovic D.³, Vasilijic S.⁴, Minic P.², Vucevic D.⁴,
1 Department of Pediatrics, Univertsity clinical hospital - Foca, Bosnia-Herzegovina
2 Pediatric Pulmology, Institute for Mother Care - Belgrade, Serbia
3 Medical Faculty of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defense - Belgrade, Serbia
4 Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy - Belgrade, Serbia

#99 - New opportunities for early diagnosis of carbohydrate metabolism disorder in St.Petersburg children with mucoviscidosis
Matveeva T.
State Pediatric Medical University, St.Petersburg City Children`s HospitalN4 - St.Petersburg, Russia

#139 - A case of cystic fibrosis without an identified mutation
Ferreira I., Couto Guerra I., Barbosa T., Senra V., Rocha H.
Pediatrics, Centro Materno-Infantil do Norte, Centro Hospitalar do Porto - Porto, Portugal

7. Respiratory Manisfestations of Extrapulmonary Diseases (Including AIDS)

#29 - Respiratory outcomes of gastroesophageal reflux in infancy - a population-based cohort study.
Currie SM.¹, Martin AJ.², Baghurst P.³, Dowling K.³
1 Paediatrics and Child Health, Hawke's Bay district Health Board - Hastings, New Zealand
2 Pulmonary Medicine, Children's Youth and Women's Health Service - Adelaide, Australia
3 Public Health Research Unit, Children Youth and Women's Health Service - Adelaide, Australia

#74 - Atypical presentation of pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a 6-month old patient with congenital immunodeficiency
Taseen K.¹, Bergeron C.², Rola-Pleszczynski M.¹, Patenaude YG.³, Counil FP.¹
1 Pediatrics, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke, Canada
2 Microbiology and Infectiology, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke, Canada
3 Diagnostic Radiology, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke, Canada

#93 - Stridor in Crohn Disease - Case Report
Gács E.¹, Benedek P.², Uhereczky G.¹
1 Pulmonology, Heim Pál Chlildren's Hospital - Budapest, Hungar
2 ENT Department, Heim Pál Children's Hospital - Budapest, Hungary

#138 - Vascular malformations as rare causes of respiratory disorders
Kreslova M.¹, Jehlicka P.¹, Vondrakova R.², Sykora J.¹
1 Pediatric Department, Faculty Hospital Pilsen - Pilsen, Czech Republi
2 Department of Radiology, Faculty Hospital Pilsen - Pilsen, Czech Republic

8. Neuromuscular and Chest-wall Diseases (Including SIDS)

#25 - Experiences of Patients on Long Term Ventilation Transferring to Adult Services
Narayan O.¹, Bajgoric S.², Cecil-Oakes I.¹, Thomas A.¹, Samuels M.²
1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Birmingham Children's Hospital - Birmingham, United Kingdom
2 Academic Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of North Midlands - Stoke On Trent, United Kingdom

9. Epidemiology, Environmental Risks, Prevention, Socio-economic Costs, Public Health Resources

#27 - Increased respiratory hospitalizations in late prematurity: clinical course and outcome
Breuer O.¹, Nassar H.², Cohen-Cymberknoh M.¹, Kerem E.¹
1 Pediatric Pulmonology and CF Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center - Jerusalem, Israel
2 The Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Jerusalem, Israel

#32 - Intensive care increases significantly the hospitalisation costs of infant bronchiolitis
Heikkilä P.¹, Forma L.², Korppi M.¹
1 Centre for Child Health Research, University of Tampere and TAmpere University Hospital - Tampere, Finland
2 School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere - Tampere, Finland

#61 - Quality of Life of Children with Asthma in Scotland and Lithuania
Taminskiene V.¹, Turner S.², Vaitkaitiene E.³, Valiulis A.⁴
1 Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius university. - Vilnius, Lithuania
2 Child Health, University of Aberdeen - Aberdeen, United Kingdom
3 Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Science - Kaunas, Lithuania
4 Clinic of Children's Diseases & Institute of Public Health, Vilnius University - Vilnius, Lithuania

#73 - Clinical features and problems of long term home mechanical ventilation for the pediatric patients
Ohta T.,
Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima Seikyo Hospital - Kagoshima City, Japan

#108 - Importance of viral diagnosis in severe lower respiratory tract infections in preschool children and infants- 4 year study
Ulmeanu A., Zapucioiu C.
Pulmonology, Children Emergency Hospital "Grigore Alexandrescu" - Bucharest, Romania

10. Investigation and Diagnostic Tests

#56 - The comparison between dual-energy CT scan and scintigraphy of the lung in pulmonary vascular disorders
Dai ZK., Cheng HC., Chen IC., Hsu JS.
Pediatrics., Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital. - Kaohsiung., Taiwan

#66 - Continuous laryngoscopy exercise (CLE) test in children suspected of exercise induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO)
Buchvald F., Christensen P., Nielsen KG.
Pediatric Pulmonary Service, Copenhagen University Hospital - Copenhagen, Denmark

#75 - Сomputer bronсhophonography - method of assessment the breathing pattern by recording the acoustic parameters in children.
Shatalina S.¹, Geppe N.¹, Malishev V.², Starostina L.¹, Kolosova N.¹
1 Department of Children's Diseases, The First Moscow State Medical University n.a. I.M.Sechenov - Moscow, Russia
2 Department of Environmental Engineering and Safety, National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute" - Moscow, Russia

#83 - Electrical activity of the diaphragm monitoring as a useful tool in making a physiological diagnosis of Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome
Yamada Y., Hasegawa H., Henmi N., Tsuruta S., Uchiyama T., Muto J., Wasa M., Kihara H., Kodera T., Tomii Y.
Division of Neonatal Intensive Care, Tokyo Women’s Medical University Medical Center East - Tokyo, Japan

#118 - T-cell-based Screening Assay for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Health Care Workers in a Pediatric Hospital: a cross-sectional study
Lin Sun LS.
Beijing Children’s Hospital, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute - Beijing, China

#134 - Diagnosis of pneumonia in children: lung ultrasound versus chest X-ray
Man SC.¹, Fufezan O.², Schnell C.³, Sas V.³
1 Mother and Child, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" - Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2 Radiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children - Cluj-Napoca, Romania
3 Pediatrics III, Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children - Cluj-Napoca, Romania

#141 - Lung ultrasound (LUS) in the diagnosis and monitoring of community acquired pneumonia in children.
Krenke K.
Department of Pediatric Pneumonology and Allergy, Medical University of Warsaw - Warsaw, Pologne

11. Therapeutic Procedures

#13 - Massive hemoptysis in childhood and bronchial arterial embolization
Aslan AT.
Pediatric Pulmonology, Gazi University Hospital - Ankara, Turkey

#36 - Modified high flow system in children with pneumonia
Chaisupamongkollarp T.¹, Vareesunthorn I.², Preutthipan A.²
1 Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital. Mahidol University - Bangkok, Thailand
2 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital. Mahidol University - Bangkok, Thailand

#39 - High flow nasal cannula in children with postextubation stridor: A pilot study
Preutthipan A., Wilawan P., Lertbunrian R.
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital. Mahidol University - Bangkok, Thailand

#82 - Study of the tracheal diameter at 6 years of age in infants with tracheomalacia treated with external stenting
Hasegawa H., Henmi N., Tsuruta S., Uchiyama T. Hoshina J., Yamada Y. Muto J., Wasa M., Kihara H., Kodera T., Tomii Y.
Division of Neonatal Intensive Care, Tokyo Women’s Medical Univercity Medical Center East - Tokyo, Japan

#102 - Investigation of the efficacy of an external ventilator (RTX®) for children hospitalized with respiratory disorders
Minato TM.¹, Okada KO.², Kamoi YK.¹, Yamada HY.¹, Tokuda OT.¹, Fujibayashi HF.¹, Ueda MU.¹
1 Pediatrics, Toyooka Hospital - Toyooka, Japan
2 Pediatrics, OKADA Kodomonomori Clinic - Saitama, Japan

#124 - The effectiveness of inhaled nitric oxide in children associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome
Wang TM.
Pediatrics, Taichung-Veterans General Hospital - Taichung, Taiwan

12. Cellular and Molecular Biology

#17 - Evaluation of selected immunological parameters in full-term and preterm infants with recurrent respiratory symptoms.
Dmenska H.
The Pulmonology Outpatients' Clinic,, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, - Warsaw, Poland

#35 - Impact of glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 on anti-tuberculosis drug–induced hepatotoxicity in Chinese pediatric patients
Fang Liu LF.
Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children and National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Ministry of Education, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University - Beijing, China

#62 - Altered expression of three neurogenic pathway genes during asthma exacerbation in pediatric patients
Sobkowiak P.¹, Hoffmann A.², Narozna B.², Breborowicz A.¹, Szczepankiewicz A.²
1 Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences - Poznan, Poland
2 Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences - Poznan, Poland

#64 - The early and late impact of pre-natal corticosteroid treatment on microRNA profiles of rat lung tissue
Yu HR., Li SC., Li SC., Tseng WN., Tain YL., Chen CC., Sheen JM., Tiao MM., Huang CC., Hsieh KS., Huang LT.
Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center - Kaohsiung, Taiwan

#77 - The ciliary beat frequency of the respiratory epithelium is decreased by interleukin-4 and interleukin-13 and it is increased by interferon gamma.
Grosse-Onnebrink J., Olbrich H., Loges NT., Omran H.
General Pediatrics, University Children´s Hospital Muenster - Muenster, German

#88 - High pulmonary expression of IL-6 and IL-1beta in children with suppurative lung disease is associated with impaired recall responses to H. influenzae
Pizzutto SJ.¹, Upham JW.², Yerkovich ST.³, Chang AB.¹
1 Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research - Darwin, Australia)
2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital - Brisbane, Australia
3 Queensland Lung Transplant Service, The Prince Charles Hospital - Brisbane, Australia

13. Pediatric Pulmonology in Developing Countries

#33 - Children hospitalized with tuberculosis at an institution in a highly endemic region
López Revilla JW.¹, Mendoza Fox CJ.¹, Dávila Edquen JE.²
1 Medicine, Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue - Lima, Peru
2 Pediatrics, Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins - Lima, Peru

#52 - Counselling for Parents and Children with Sensitive Bronchi
Jankovic Nada, Pajovic Rajka, Strainovic, Lalovic Vesna, Divanovic Pasa.
Pediatrics, Public Health Institution Primary Health Centre Podgorica - Podgorica, Montenegr

#53 – Frequency of Respiratory Infections and Use of Antibiotics in Their Treatment in One Pediatric Dispensary
Raicevic Fustar Biljana, Pajovic Rajka, Strainovic Lalovic Vesna
Pediatrics, Public Health Institution Primary Health Centre Podgorica - Podgorica, Montenegro

#119 - TB associated promoter SNP of IFITM3 regulates MCP-1 secreting in H37Rv-stimulated blood cells.
Shen CS, Jiao WW, Shen AD.
Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital - Beijing, China

#121 - Factors that predict for positive GeneXpert MTB/RIF on bronchoalveolar lavage samples in children with suspected tuberculosis
Goussard P.
Pediatrics and child health, Stellenbosch University - Cape town, South Africa

#142 - Pulmonary Hydatidosis in children
Mendoza Fox CJ., Quevedo K.
Pediatrics, Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue - Lima, Peru)

14. Miscellaneous

#15 - Complicated recurrent acute respiratory failure in childhood. A case-management and report.
Todisco N.
Maternal-Infantile, University Hospital "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona" - Salerno, Italy

#97 - A Series of Children with Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome
Wong Petrina PC., Teoh OH., Goh Anne EN.
Respiratory Medicine Service, Department of Paediatric Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital - Singapore, Singapore

#114 - In vitro evaluation of a spacer in a pediatric model of mechanical ventilation
Boukhettala NB.
Laboratoire Protec'Som, R&D - Valognes, France

#135 - Randomized, single-blinded study to evaluate the efficacy of Grintuss and Mucolit pediatric syrups for cough due to upper respiratory tract infection
Cohen Herman Avner CH.¹, Moshe Hoshen HM.², Ran D Balicer BR.², Blau Hana BH.³, Gur Shmuel GS⁴
1 Pediatric Community Ambulatory Clinic, Sherute Briut Clalit - Petah-Tikva, Israel
2 Clalit Research Institute, Clalit, Chief Physicians Office, Sherute Briut Clalit - Tel-Aviv, Israel
3 Pulmonary Institute,, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel - Petah-Tikva, Israel
4 Pediatric Ambulatory Center, Sherute Briut Clalit - Kefar Saba, Israel