INTRODUCTION Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) may be triggered by infection with bacteria or viruses or by environmental pollutants; the cause of about one-third of exacerbations cannot be identified. OBJECTIVE To determine the most common bacteria in sputum culture of patients with AECOPD hospitalized in Intensive care unit of Clinic for pulmonary disease and TB "Podhrastovi" in the 2012....

abstractthe monitoring of the management of vannamei shrimp farms in the gomishan shrimp site in the best way and to its development. the objectives of the project were the calculation of growth indices, food conversion ratio.the final production of vannamei, benefit-cost or gross benefit of each farm.this study carried out in in 1391( 2012 ).data collection done through questionaries personall...

Based on longitudinal research with (heterosexual) couples in the UK, this article tracks their experiences of becoming parents for first time. The suggestion is that new are caught an uncomfortable confluence between competing discourses around ideal relationships and those parenting. On one hand, they must be committed to egalitarian ideals about division care. other, parenting ‘intensively’,...

Background Early physical activity and rehabilitation are advocated in the critical care unit for patients recovering from illness. Despite this, there still many factors associated with implementation of early into routine practice. One such factor that has been consistently identified is culture, yet little understanding how or why culture a impacts on rehabilitation. Aim To develop detailed ...

OBJECTIVE To measure bacterial contamination rates in blood culture specimens and distinguish sepsis from blood culture contamination in newborn hospitalized patients in a neonatal intensive care unit and to recognize the most commonly isolated bacteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS Blood samples of 578 neonates were collected and cultured throughout the year of study (March 2006 to February 2007). ...

OBJECTIVE To study the epidemiology of Candida bloodstream infection in the Intensive Care Unit. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING A 22-bed, mixed medical and surgical Intensive Care Unit of a 1400-bed university teaching hospital in Hong Kong. PATIENTS All adult patients (>18 years) who had at least one blood culture positive for Candida. RESULTS During the 9 years of the study perio...