{"id":20521,"date":"2026-06-25T01:46:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T01:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/?page_id=20521"},"modified":"2026-06-27T04:03:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T04:03:54","slug":"2026-journals-v27-i1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2026-journals-v27-i1\/","title":{"rendered":"2026-journals-v27-i1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div class=\"volume\">\n<h2 data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27\"><b>Year<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/1996-journals\/\">1996\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/1997-journals\/\">1997<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/1998-journals\/\">1998<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/1999-journals\/\">1999<\/a>\u00a0|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2001-journals\/\">\u00a02001<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2002-journals\/\">2002<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2003-journals\/\">2003<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2004-journals\/\">2004<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2005-journals\/\">2005<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2006-journals\/\">2006<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2007-journals\/\">2007<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2008-journals\/\">2008\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2009-journals\/\">2009<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2010-journals\/\">2010<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2011-journals\/\">2011<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2012-journals\/\">2012<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2013-journals\/\">2013<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2014-journals\/\">2014<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2015-journals\/\">2015<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2016-journals\/\">2016<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/list-of-journals\/\">2017<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/list-of-journals\/\">2018<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/list-of-journals\/\">2019<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/list-of-journals\/\">2020<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/list-of-journals\/\">2021 <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#000000;border-color:#000000;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>2026 Journals<\/strong><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:74%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Issue No. 1<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<a class=\"fullscreen-mode\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/themencode-pdf-viewer-sc\/?tnc_pvfw=ZmlsZT1odHRwczovL3d3dy5waWRzcGhpbC5vcmcvaG9tZS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyNi8wNi9QSURTUGpvdXJuYWwyMDI2dm9sMjdubzF2MWEucGRmJnNldHRpbmdzPTExMTExMTExMTExMTExMTExMzAmbGFuZz1lbi1VUw==#page=&#038;zoom=100&#038;pagemode=none\" target=\"_blank\">Fullscreen Mode<\/a><br><iframe class=\"pvfw-pdf-viewer-frame\" width=\"100%\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/themencode-pdf-viewer-sc\/?tnc_pvfw=ZmlsZT1odHRwczovL3d3dy5waWRzcGhpbC5vcmcvaG9tZS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyNi8wNi9QSURTUGpvdXJuYWwyMDI2dm9sMjdubzF2MWEucGRmJnNldHRpbmdzPTExMTExMTExMTExMTExMTExMzAmbGFuZz1lbi1VUw==#page=&#038;zoom=100&#038;pagemode=none\" title=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Journal 2026 Vol.27 No.1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Date of Publication : June 26,2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Editorial<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Changing of the Guard<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Francesca Mae T. Pantig, M.D.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701001\"><strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701001<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/journal-2026-vol-27-no-1-editorial\/\"><strong>ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Original Articles<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<b>Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Some Vaccine-Preventable Diseases at a Tertiary Government Hospital in the Philippines<\/b><br \/>\n<strong><em>Cressie Anne A. Allanigue, M.D., Arlene S. Dy-Co, M.D.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701002\"><strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701002<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/journal-2026-vol-27-no-1-original-articles-1\/\"><strong>ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Zinc Supplementation for Reducing Mortality in Patients with Neonatal Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials<\/b><br \/>\n<em><strong>Aaron G. Tulay, M.D., Elizabeth E. Gallardo, M.D., Clinton B. Balud, M.D.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701003\"><strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701003<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/journal-2026-vol-27-no-1-original-articles-2\/\"><strong>ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Incidence of Cholangitis and Impact of Antibiotic Prophylaxis after Kasai Portoenterostomy: A 15-Year Retrospective Study<\/b><br \/>\n<em><strong>Edan Annecia Merl D. Roa, M.D., Beverly A. Peli\u00f1o, M.D.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701004\"><strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701004<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/journal-2026-vol-27-no-1-original-articles-3\/\"><strong>ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Procalcitonin for Differentiating Gram-Negative From Gram-Positive Sepsis in Children: A Retrospective Diagnostic Accuracy Study<\/b><br \/>\n<em>Bianca Ana Maria R. Agbulos-Calupitan, M.D., Mary Antonette C. Madrid, M.D.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701005\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701005<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/journal-2026-vol-27-no-1-original-articles-4\/\">ABSTRACT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Development of a Clinical Prediction Tool for Detecting Hospital-acquired Extended-spectrum \u03b2-lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Pediatric Patients<\/b><br \/>\n<em>Esther Ann B. Nacita, M.D., Carmina A. Delos Reyes, M.D.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701006\"><strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701006<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/journal-2026-vol-27-no-1-original-articles-5\/\"><strong>ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>External Validation of the Febrile Infants Risk Score at Triage (FIRST) for Early Detection of Serious Bacterial Infections in Infants Less than Three Months Old: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Philippine Tertiary Emergency Department<\/b><br \/>\n<em><strong>Marione Thea B. Rodriguez, M.D., Soraya B. Sarapuddin, M.D.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701007\"><strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701007<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/journal-2026-vol-27-no-1-original-articles-6\/\"><strong>ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Case Report<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<b>Pediatric Pulmonary Paragonimiasis in the Philippines<\/b><br \/>\n<em>Joanna Marie U. Tan, M.D., Maria Angela C. Maronilla, M.D., Grace Devota G. Go, M.D.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701008\"><strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.56964\/pidspj20262701008<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/journal-2026-vol-27-no-1-case-report\/\" target=\"_\" rel=\"noopener\">ABSTRACT<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:60px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#000000;border-color:#000000;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><\/div><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 18; line-height: 1.5; --minfontsize: 18;\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27px\"><b>Year<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/1996-journals\/\">1996 <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/1997-journals\/\">1997<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/1998-journals\/\">1998<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/1999-journals\/\">1999<\/a> |<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2001-journals\/\"> 2001<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2002-journals\/\">2002<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2003-journals\/\">2003<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2004-journals\/\">2004<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2005-journals\/\">2005<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2006-journals\/\">2006<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2007-journals\/\">2007<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2008-journals\/\">2008 <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2009-journals\/\">2009<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2010-journals\/\">2010<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2011-journals\/\">2011<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2012-journals\/\">2012<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2013-journals\/\">2013<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2014-journals\/\">2014<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2015-journals\/\">2015<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/2016-journals\/\">2016<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/list-of-journals\/\">2017<\/a> | <span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/list-of-journals\/\">2018<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/list-of-journals\/\">2019<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/list-of-journals\/\">2020<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"s2\">| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pidsphil.org\/home\/list-of-journals\/\">2021<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:22%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#fbf4ff;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">\n<p><strong>EDITORS-IN-CHIEF:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Arlene Dy-Co, M.D.<br \/>\nCarmina Delos Reyes, M.D.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ASSOCIATE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF:<\/strong><br \/>\nFrancesca Mae Pantig, M.D.<br \/>\nPaul Sherwin Tarnate, M.D.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EDITORIAL BOARD:<\/strong><br \/>\nAubrey Artienda, M.D.<br \/>\nJohn Andrew Camposano, M.D.<br \/>\nMichelle Carandang-Cuvin, M.D.<br \/>\nGiselle Enriquez-Briones, M.D.<br \/>\nElizabeth Gallardo, M.D.<br \/>\nFatima Gimenez, M.D.<br \/>\nJonathan Lim, M.D.<br \/>\nMary Antonette Madrid, M.D.<br \/>\nSarah Makalinaw, M.D.<br \/>\nSally Jane Velasco-Aro, M.D.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADVISERS:<\/strong><br \/>\nLulu Bravo, M.D.<br \/>\nCecilia Maramba-Lazarte, M.D.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JOURNAL MANAGER:<\/strong><br \/>\nRoan Buenaventura-Cabrera, M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" 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