Introduction: Evaluation of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) white blood cell (WBC) count and glucose and protein concentrations is used to assess the probability of the presence of central nervous system (CNS) infection. Although normal values are well established for CSF cell counts and protein and glucose contents in children and adults, this is not the case for neonates. The purpose of this st...

Although the trend in the neonatal intensive care unit is to use noninvasive ventilation whenever possible, invasive ventilation is still often necessary for supporting pre-term neonates with lung disease. Many different ventilation modes and ventilation strategies are available to assist with the optimization of mechanical ventilation and prevention of ventilator-induced lung injury. Patient-...

Cryptococcus spp. other than Cryptococcus neoformans are generally considered nonpathogenic to humans. There are only 15 case reports of disease in humans caused by Cryptococcus laurentii infection. Underlying diseases and predisposing risk factors seem to play an important role in these cases. Our patient is the first case of an extremely low birth weight infant with C. laurentii fungemia repo...

The aim of the study was determine the potential relationship between periodontitis in pregnant women and premature birth risk and neonate low weight at birth risk. The clinical material consisted of 120 postpartum mothers divided into two groups depending on the pregnancy duration and birth weight of a neonate. The primipara subgroups (I/P and II/P) were distinguished in both groups. The same ...

Pulmonary haemorrhage is a commonly fatal condition which may complicate mechanical ventilation of the premature neonate with the respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The survival of one such patient is recorded.

nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis are common in both term and premature infants who have had difficult neonatal courses.  multiple factors may contribute and being born from a diabetic mother  is one of them. this case is about a neonate with nephrocalcinosis .she is followed to 9months and remained healthy during a 9 month follow up.

Continuous noninvasive monitoring of oxygenation in premature neonates with respiratory distress is essential to avoid the potential complications of hypoxemia and hyperoxia. The accuracy and reliability of pulse oximetry (using an Ohmeda Biox) was evaluated in 15 premature neonates. Pulse oximetry oxygen saturation readings closely approximated arterial oxygen saturation values analyzed by an ...