TY - JOUR
T1 - Paediatric Virology and its interaction between basic science and clinical practice (Review)
AU - Mammas, Ioannis N.
AU - Greenough, Anne
AU - Theodoridou, Maria
AU - Kramvis, Anna
AU - Rusan, Maria
AU - Melidou, Angeliki
AU - Korovessi, Paraskevi
AU - Papaioannou, Georgia
AU - Papatheodoropoulou, Alexia
AU - Koutsaftiki, Chryssie
AU - Liston, Maria
AU - Sourvinos, George
AU - Spandidos, Demetrios A.
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - The 3rd Workshop on Paediatric Virology, which took place on October 7th, 2017 in Athens, Greece, highlighted the role of breast feeding in the prevention of viral infections during the first years of life. Moreover, it focused on the longterm outcomes of respiratory syncytial virus and rhinovirus infections in prematurely born infants and emphasised the necessity for the development of relevant preventative strategies. Other topics that were covered included the vaccination policy in relation to the migration crisis, mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B and C viruses, vaccination against human papilloma viruses in boys and advances on intranasal live-attenuated vaccination against influenza. Emphasis was also given to the role of probiotics in the management of viral infections in childhood, the potential association between viral infections and the pathogenesis of asthma, fetal and neonatal brain imaging and the paediatric intensive care of children with central nervous system viral infections. Moreover, an interesting overview of the viral causes of perinatal mortality in ancient Greece was given, where recent archaeological findings from the Athenian Agora's bone well were presented. Finally, different continuing medical educational options in Paediatric Virology were analysed and evaluated. The present review provides an update of the key topics discussed during the workshop.
AB - The 3rd Workshop on Paediatric Virology, which took place on October 7th, 2017 in Athens, Greece, highlighted the role of breast feeding in the prevention of viral infections during the first years of life. Moreover, it focused on the longterm outcomes of respiratory syncytial virus and rhinovirus infections in prematurely born infants and emphasised the necessity for the development of relevant preventative strategies. Other topics that were covered included the vaccination policy in relation to the migration crisis, mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B and C viruses, vaccination against human papilloma viruses in boys and advances on intranasal live-attenuated vaccination against influenza. Emphasis was also given to the role of probiotics in the management of viral infections in childhood, the potential association between viral infections and the pathogenesis of asthma, fetal and neonatal brain imaging and the paediatric intensive care of children with central nervous system viral infections. Moreover, an interesting overview of the viral causes of perinatal mortality in ancient Greece was given, where recent archaeological findings from the Athenian Agora's bone well were presented. Finally, different continuing medical educational options in Paediatric Virology were analysed and evaluated. The present review provides an update of the key topics discussed during the workshop.
KW - Asthma
KW - Athenian Agora
KW - Brain imaging
KW - Breast feeding
KW - Continuing medical education
KW - Hepatitis C
KW - Hepatits B
KW - Human papillomavirus
KW - Influenza
KW - Migration crisis
KW - Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
KW - Paediatric Virology
KW - Premature neonates
KW - Probiotics
KW - Respiratory syncytial virus
KW - Viral infections
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85040993592&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3892/ijmm.2018.3364
DO - 10.3892/ijmm.2018.3364
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29328393
AN - SCOPUS:85040993592
SN - 1107-3756
VL - 41
SP - 1165
EP - 1176
JO - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
JF - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
IS - 3
ER -
