Background: The aim is to study neonatal thrombocytopenia and associated factors compare the results with recent studies in neonates admitted intensive care unit (NICU).Methods: After taking detailed consent from parents/guardians, maternal obstetrics history were taken complete physical examination was done details of investigations outcome noted evaluated. Relevant data entered predesigned pr...

anaerobic bacteria are well known causes of sepsis in adults but there are few studies regarding their role in neonatal sepsis. in an attempt to define the incidence of neonatal anaerobic infections a prospective study was performed during one year period. a total number of 400 neonates under sepsis study were entered this investigation. anaerobic as well as aerobic cultures were sent. the pati...

objectives the current study aimed to determine the incidence of neonatal infection (nicus) in south sinai neonatal intensive care units, egypt. methods the study included 1023 neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units in the south sinai state hospitals from january 2010 to september 2014 and scanned for demographic data and the potential risk factors for neonatal septicemia. results t...

investigating the effects of the neonatal factors and therapeutic modalities on neonatal mortality in neonatal intensive care unit of shahid motahhari haspital, urmia: case-control group study     mohadesi h [1] , khalkhali hr [2] *, fakor z [3] , azadi j [4]     received: 29 nov, 2012 accepted: 13 feb, 2013       abstract   background & aims : neonate is a vulnerable being and its death depend...

background: preterm birth (ptb) is responsible for 70% of neonatal mortalities. various factors influence the risk of neonatal mortality in different populations. objective: our objective was to evaluate neonatal survival rate of preterm infants, and to define its predictors in iranian population. materials and methods: this retrospective cohort study included all preterm (26-37 weeks) infants ...