Tuberculosis, a major public health problem is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries. BCG vaccination is recommended by World Health Organization for control of disease in countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis(l). This policy is routinely applied in preterm infants who may be at a greater risk of infection than term infants. That is why like t...

Preterm infants are at an increased risk of invasive pneumococcal disease infection and, additionally, have a diminished response to Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccines. There are little data examining the response of preterm infants to a seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7). We examined the responses of preterm infants immunized at 2, 3, and 4 months of age to ...

Nationally representative in-hospital mortality rates among preterm infants are essentially unknown in Ireland. We examined preterm infants born in hospital and admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) between 2005 and 2008. Unadjusted incidence rates and risk ratios were derived. Overall, 6,599 preterm infants were admitted to ICU of whom 256 (3.9%) died prior to hospital discharge. Infants with ...

eonatal intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is observed less frequently in full-term infants compared to preterm infants. However, the ICH in full-term infants has characteristics different from those in preterm infants. It has been suggested that the ICH in full-term infants is closely related to mechanical damage such as birth injury and perinatal hypoxic events, while in preterm infants they are a...

The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of mothers' singing on their adjustment to and bonding with their new infants as well as use of music in the home environment in the first 2 weeks after their infants' birth. Preterm mothers were assessed for coping with their infants' NICU stay, and premature infants' length of hospitalization was evaluated. Fifty-four full-term infants...

BACKGROUND High-flow nasal cannulae (HFNC) are gaining in popularity as a form of non-invasive respiratory support for preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units around the world. They are proposed as an alternative to nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) in a variety of clinical situations, including post-extubation support, primary therapy from birth and 'weaning' from NCPA...

Taking care of a premature infant adds an extra burden to already stressed parents. Previous studies have shown that parental stress occurs during the initial hospitalization. However, there is little information on parental stress over time, and the few existing results are conflicting. In addition, many studies have focused on maternal stress but there is little information about a father's l...

Neuroanatomical structure appears to be altered in preterm infants, but there has been little insight into the major perinatal risk factors associated with regional cerebral structural alterations. MR images were taken to quantitatively compare regional brain tissue volumes between term and preterm infants and to investigate associations between perinatal risk factors and regional neuroanatomic...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a two-component acellular pertussis vaccine in preterm infants. STUDY DESIGN Fifty preterm infants (25-35 weeks of gestation; mean, 30.8 weeks) and 50 term infants as a control group received a two-component acellular pertussis vaccine irrespective of their biological age and actual weight. Adverse reactions were registered by parents on...

Approximately 20.6 million preterm infants with LBW (less than 2,500 g) are born every year worldwide [1]. Preterm infant birth accounted for 7.6% of the total number of births in Hong Kong in 2004 [2]. The survival rate of preterm infants with LBW has been increasing since the 1980s because of the advancement in high-technology neonatal care [3]. Studies have reported that preterm infants are ...