background ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) develops in mechanically ventilated patients 48 hours after putting the patients on the ventilator. vap is the second most common nosocomial infection in neonatal intensive care units (nicu). objectives the current study was conducted to determine the rate, microbiological characteristics and outcome of vap in neonates admitted in the nicu of sho...

background neonatal sepsis is a serious problem in neonatal intensive care units, as it causes high rates of morbidity and mortality. objectives the purpose of this study is to evaluate various etiologic agents, antimicrobial susceptibility, clinical manifestations and the mortality rate in an intensive care unit in kashan, iran. patients and methods one hundred and four neonates with documente...

Fungal infections have become an important cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized children due to many complicating and underlying conditions. We present the case of a newborn infant with fungemia due to Kodamaea ohmeri who had a good outcome of the infection after using the combination of antifungal treatment and central venous catheter removal.

Objectives—This report presents final 2010 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneo­ natal death are also presented. This report supplements the Division of Vital Statistics’ annual report of final mortality statistics. Methods—Data in this report are based on information from all death ce...

Introduction: First year of life especially is important in providing of a foundation for health and improvement of the life quality. In recent years Infants Mortality Rate has been decreased in our country but still is higher than the developed countries. Methods: In our study data was collected in a questionnaire for 2012 -2013 Admittion and Mortality infant in sayed Al Shohada hospital of f...

Maternal infection with a number of viruses during pregnancy and in the peripartum period can result in transmission of the virus to the fetus and newborn infant. In some cases these infections in newborn infant can result in significant morbidity and mortality, depending on the specific viral agent, the age of virus acquisition, and perhaps more importantly, characteristics of the maternal inf...

bacterial sepsis is one of the most common causes of mortality and morbidity in neonates. it has been recognized a gradual change in spectrum of organisms responsible for neonatal sepsis. in this study we have evaluated changing trend of incidence and antibiotic susceptibility in neonatal late - onset sepsis (los) in 2-periods. this study is based on results of blood culture in neonatal late-on...

congenital granular cell tumor (cgct) is a unique benign tumor of soft tissue in newborns, which usually occurs on the anterior alveolar mucosa of the jaws. it is 8 to 10 times more prevalent in females than males. we present a case report of a 3-month-old female infant, who had a solitary mass on the anterior mandibular alveolar ridge. the lesion, which was histologically a congenital granular...

background: in recent years, various noninvasive respiratory support (nrs) of ventilation has been provided more in neonates. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of hfnc with ncpap in post-extubation of preterm infants with rds after insure method (intubation, surfactant, extubation). methods: a total of 54 preterm infants with rds (respiratory distress syndrome) were enrolled in th...