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The prevalence of infected ascites was 29.2%. With the exception of serum albumin, there were no differences in the clinical and biochemical features of patients with infected ascites and noninfected ascites.

Diagnosis of glycogen storage disease type I is delayed in Brazil. Most patients undergo liver biopsy for diagnostic confirmation, even though the combination of a characteristic clinical presentation and molecular methods can provide a definitive diagnosis in a less invasive manner. Obesity is a side effect of cornstarch therapy, and appears to be associated with growth in these patients.

The authors' data demonstrate a good response to HAV vaccination in children with DS living at home, with GMT not statistically different from that of healthy control children. HAV vaccine is well tolerated and highly immunogenic in children with DS.