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Can artificial intelligence pass the test? Evaluating chatbot scores on pediatric gastroenterology board‐style questions

Journal Article JPGN Reports · November 29, 2025 AbstractObjectivesThe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatrics Review and Education Program (PREP)® Gastroenterology (GI ... Full text Cite

Elevated interleukin-8 in pancreatic fluid of pediatric patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.

Journal Article J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr · November 2025 OBJECTIVES: Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) results from insufficient pancreatic enzyme and bicarbonate production, impairing digestion and causing malnutrition. Limited studies have been conducted to fully understand the underlying mechanisms cont ... Full text Link to item Cite

Varied phenotypic presentation of congenital bile acid synthesis defect type 2 in a set of first-degree relatives with the same genetic mutation.

Journal Article BMJ Case Rep · September 17, 2025 Bile acid synthesis disorders represent a rare subset of cholestatic conditions that, if unrecognised, may progress to end-stage liver disease requiring transplantation. These disorders result from deficiencies in one of the 17 enzymes involved in the conv ... Full text Link to item Cite

Continuous Gastric pH Monitoring in Children Facilitates Better Understanding of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Prospective Observational Study.

Journal Article Children (Basel) · February 15, 2025 Objectives: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is commonly encountered in adults and children. A subset of patients with GERD are refractory to acid suppressants, implicating other factors in the refluxate. Duodenogastric reflux (DGR) produces similar ... Full text Link to item Cite

Salmonella splenic abscess.

Journal Article JPGN Rep · February 2025 Full text Link to item Cite

Salmonella

Chapter · 2025 Salmonella is named after D. E. Salmon, an American bacteriologist, who first isolated the bacteria from a pig intestine in 1884. The Salmonella bacteria is a Gram-negative, motile, hydrogen sulfide producing, an acid-labile facultative intracellular micro ... Cite

Coronavirus HKU1 infection and development of pediatric acute liver failure with immune dysregulation phenotype.

Journal Article JPGN Rep · May 2024 Pediatric acute liver failure is a rare but serious complication of Coronavirus infections. Our patient is a previously healthy 8-year-old male who presented with acute liver failure in the setting of human coronavirus HKU1 (HCoV-HKU1) infection while asym ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prebiotics in New-Born and Children's Health.

Journal Article Microorganisms · September 29, 2023 At present, prebiotics, like probiotics, are receiving more attention as a promising tool for health maintenance. Many studies have recognized the role of prebiotics in preventing and treating various illnesses including metabolic disorders, gastrointestin ... Full text Link to item Cite