A retrospective study of infant deaths in this maternity hospital carried out from 1976-86 showed a recent increase in fatalities with systemic candidiasis. Ten of twenty five cases occurred between July 1985 and June 1986. Most of these infants had Candida plugging pulmonary vessels, often accompanied by vasculitis, thrombosis, and parenteral lipid embolism. The adoption of central venous cath...

BACKGROUND Since the early 1930s when antibiotics were first introduced, they have revolutionized the way physicians treat infections. Skin conditions from acne to leprosy, which were once shunned by society, are now easily treated with oral antibiotics. OBJECTIVE Antibiotics are chemicals derived from bacteria and fungi that uniquely have antibacterial action. The most notable example is pen...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the correlation of risk factors to the occurrence of urinary tract infection in full-term newborn infants. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective study (1997) including full-term infants having a positive urine culture by bag specimen. Urine collection was based on: fever, weight loss > 10% of birth weight, nonspecific symptoms (feeding intolerance, failure to thrive, hypoact...

Pulmonary exacerbations in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic (Psae) infection are usually treated with dual Pseudomonas aeruginosa intravenous antibiotics for 14 days, despite the lack of evidence for best practice. Intravenous antibiotics are commonly associated with various systemic adverse effects, including renal failure and ototoxicity. Inhaled antibiotics are less likely to cau...

BACKGROUND Percutaneous cholecystostomy tube (PCT) has been effectively used for the treatment of acute cholecystitis (AC) for patients unsuitable for early cholecystectomy. This retrospective study investigated the recurrence rate after successful PCT treatment and factors associated with recurrence. METHODS We reviewed patients treated with PCT for AC from October 2004 through December 2013...

Pulmonary exacerbations in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Psae) infection are usually treated with dual intravenous antibiotics for 14 days, despite the lack of evidence for best practice. Intravenous antibiotics are commonly associated with various systemic adverse effects, including renal failure and ototoxicity. Inhaled antibiotics are less likely to cau...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of maternal antibiotics, given in the predelivery period, on neonatal outcomes. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING A single level 3 neonatal intensive care unit. PATIENTS All infants with birth weights 1500 g or less cared for from July 1994 to July 2000 (n = 834) were included in the study. Mothers were classified as receiving antibiotics if th...

Results SSI was determined in 415 (10.8%) patients in GS and 146 (4%) of patients in NS.SSI rates were 4%,16.8%,6%,16.4% and 14% in CHOL,COLO,GAST,SB and BILI, respectively in GS.In NS, SSI rates were 4%, 4.8% and 4.5% in CRAN, VSHN and FUSN.Cefazolin was used in 780 (49%) operations in GS, 1266 (95%) of operations in NS for antimicrobial prophylaxis.Broad spectrum antibiotics were administered...

The purpose of this analysis was to examine the efficacy of prophylactic hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) in pediatric cancer and to describe how a Bayesian meta-analysis can be conducted and then modified to incorporate information not readily included in a frequentist meta-analysis. Three Bayesian models were developed. The simplest model used the same data as a published frequ...

Abstract Introduction Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotics Therapy (OPAT) provides a safe and effective alternative to prevent long-term hospital stay. If used efficiently, it is beneficial cost-effective. Method 199 patients from January 2017 since the services started March 2021 were included in this retrospective observational study. Demographics, clinical management OPAT outcome data studied c...