Each year 3.6 million infants are estimated to die in the first 4 weeks of life (neonatal period)--but the majority continue to die at home, uncounted. This article reviews progress for newborn health globally, with a focus on the countries in which most deaths occur--what data do we have to guide accelerated efforts? All regions are advancing, but the level of decrease in neonatal mortality di...

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a well recognized cause of community and hospital acquired neonatal infections in developing countries with case fatality rate varying from 18% to 68% (Saleem et al., 2013). Infants, particularly those with a low gestational age or a low birth weight, are at greater risk for developing nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) due to their prolonged...

conclusions this results of the study show that the most contamination in nicus is from gram-negative bacteria and ciprofloxacin is the most effective antibiotic for treatment. thus, the control of infections in nicus in hospitals is very important. results during the seven-month study on 105 samples, including 85 (81%) urine samples and 20 (19%) blood samples, 81 samples (77.1%) were gram-nega...

Neonates suffer more severely and die more often than adults from a wide range of infections [1]. Although quantitative differences between neonatal and adult immune capacity are known, the molecular basis for the transition of immunologic function from fetal to postnatal life has remained a mystery. However, over the past decade, there has been an explosion of knowledge on immunity of the newb...

The most common causes of death in neonatal period is infection (32%) followed by birth asphyxia (29%) and prematurity (24%).Neonatal infections currently cause 1.6 million deaths in developing countries (Choudhury et al., 2007). Multidrug resistant Gram negative bacilli belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae have been increasingly responsible for infections among the neonates admitted to t...

INTRODUCTION Neonatal mortality in developing countries is usually due to an infectious cause. The gold standard of investigation in developing countries is a positive blood culture. It is important to know the aetiology of neonatal bloodstream infections so that empiric treatment can be effective. METHODOLOGY We conducted a retrospective clinical audit over ten years between January 2000 unt...

I read with interest the article “Study of the bacterial agents in nosocomial and acquired infections based on the blood culture in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Hospital, North East of Iran” by NaderiNasab et al, recently published in Saudi Medical Journal1 and have a few comments. The authors presented a study of the bacterial agents in bloodstream infections among hospitalized pat...

Herpes simplex virus infections of humans have been known since ancient times. Contemporary society has witnessed a series of devastating manifestations of herpes simplex virus infections--namely, genital herpes simplex virus infection and neonatal herpes simplex virus infection. With the evolution of society, particularly advances in birth control and increasing promiscuity, the seroprevalence...

Respiratory viral infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Testing for pathogens is not routinely done many NICUs. Their clinical presentations are unpredictable on infant sepsis evaluation, bacterial cultures frequently sterile. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of respiratory among neonates clinically diagnosed with using mult...