International Journal of Pediatrics

Management of Typhoid Fever and Bacterial Meningitis by Chloramphenicol in Infants and Children

Gian Maria Pacifici

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 6783-6808

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.28254.2447

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Chloramphenicol inhibits protein synthesis in bacteria and is usually bacteriostatic but is bactericidal against Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Neisseria meningitis. ... Read More

Investigating Effect of Olfactory Stimulation by Vanilla on the Rate of Apnea Attacks in Neonates with Apnea of Prematurity: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Sakineh Yaghoubi; Naiire Salmani; KhadijehDehghani Dehghani; Hamideh DavoodiZadehJolgeh

Volume 5, Issue 12 , December 2017, , Pages 6221-6229

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.24906.2103

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Background Apnea of prematurity (AOP) is a developmental disorder that affects the premature newborns frequently. One of the new non-drug methods for controlling apnea attacks is olfactory ... Read More

Effect of Chicory Extract Bath on Neonatal Bilirubin Levels: A Randomized Clinical Trial study

Leila Mohammadi Pirkashani; Gholamreza Asghari; Maryam Marofi; Behzad Barekatain

Volume 5, Issue 12 , December 2017, , Pages 6679-6688

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.26069.2226

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Objective: Jaundice is a common problem in infants, particularly premature infants (60-80%). The most common treatment of neonatal jaundice is phototherapy; however, traditional and ... Read More

Comparison of the Umbilical Cord Bacterial Colonization in Newborn Infants Rooming in with Mothers and Neonates Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Mohammad Forozeshfard; Raheb Ghorbani; Mohammadreza Razavi; Navid Danaie; Shamsollah Nooripour

Volume 5, Issue 11 , November 2017, , Pages 6009-6015

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.25938.2208

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Background Bacterial colonization during and shortly after birth are common in newborn infants. The aim of this study was to determine the umbilical cord bacterial colonization in newborn ... Read More

Effective Factors of INSURE Method Failure in Treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Preterm Infants

Navid Danaie; Marzieh Seddigh; Raheb Ghorbani; Shamsollah Nooripour

Volume 5, Issue 11 , November 2017, , Pages 6069-6076

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.26022.2221

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Background INtubate-SURfactant-Extubate (INSURE) method is one of the effective methods in treatment of infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). This study was performed to ... Read More Background INtubate-SURfactant-Extubate (INSURE) method is one of the effective methods in treatment of infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). This study was performed to predict risk factors for the failure of INSURE method in treatment of RDS in preterm infants. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 192 infants who born between July 2011 and April 2016 at women and children's hospital of Amiralmoemenin in Semnan, Iran, were included to the study. Inclusion criteria were infants with moderate to severe RDS, 26 to 38 gestational weeks and weighted 500 to 3,500 grams. All patients were treated with INSURE method, then were divided to success and failure INSURE. Severity of RDS was determined by RDS scoring system. The collected data including gender status, gestational age (GA), birth weight (BW), maternal diabetes mellitus, delivery type and neonatal morbidity (including intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH), Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) stage 1, sepsis, chronic lung disease (CLD), pneumothorax, and pulmonary bleeding. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS software, version 22.0. Results: Of the 192 patients, 82 (42.7%) infants were females. The mean GA and BW were 30.25 ± 1.85 weeks and 1950 ± 270 grams, respectively. Of all the patients, 156 infants (81.25%) were born via cesarean section. INSURE failure was observed in 79 infants (41.1 %) and INSURE success was observed in 113 (58.9%). Among the factors, INSURE method failure had a significant relationship with GA, BW, RDS severity and increased probability of IVH, CLD, pneumothorax and pulmonary bleeding (p<0.05). Based on logistic regression analysis, there was a significant relationship between the failure of INSURE method and RDS severity (odds ratio [OR]= 6.31, 95% 95%CI [CI]= 2.07-19.19, P=0.001), and GA OR=0.78, 95% CI= 0.67-0.91, P=0.001). Conclusion According to the finding, among the risk factors, only higher severity of RDS and GA were able to predict INSURE method failure in treatment of RDS in preterm infants. Additional studies are recommended in this regard.

Clinical Pharmacology of Ceftriaxone in Neonates and Infants: Effects and Pharmacokinetics

Gian Maria Pacifici; Giovanna Marchini

Volume 5, Issue 9 , September 2017, , Pages 5751-5778

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.25371.2155

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Ceftriaxone is a versatile and useful "third-generation" cephalosporin that needs to be administered once-daily. Ceftriaxone is a β-lactamase-resistant cephalosporin. It is active ... Read More

The Relationship between Maternal Diseases during Pregnancy and Low Birth Weight: a Nested Case-Control Study in Rural Areas of Kurdistan Province (West of Iran)

Ghobad Moradi; Zaher Khazaei; Nader Esmailnasab; Daem Roshani; Mehdi Zokaii; Ebrahim Ghaderi; Bijan Nouri

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, , Pages 5501-5514

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.22666.1894

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Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is considered as one of the important health indicators in evaluating prenatal care as well as determining scale of infants' health in the society. ... Read More

Effect of Family-centered Intervention in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Anxiety of Parents

Mohammad ArshadiBostanabad; Hossein NamdarArshatnab; Masoumeh Balila; Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi; Kobra Ravanbakhsh

Volume 5, Issue 6 , June 2017, , Pages 5101-5111

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.22174.1854

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Background Birth of a premature infant and hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a stressful phenomenon and lead to parents’ anxiety. In such situation, ... Read More

Association of Dietary Patterns during Pregnancy and Cord Blood Nitric Oxide Level with Birth Weight of Newborns

Saba Naghavi; Sadegh Baradaran Mahdavi; Bita Moradi; Mohammad Hasan Tajadini; Roya Kelishadi

Volume 5, Issue 3 , March 2017, , Pages 4489-4501

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.21112.1772

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Background: Maternal nutrition during pregnancy affects the birth weight of neonates. Some of the undesirable pregnancy outcomes are linked to lower birth weights. This study aimed ... Read More

Comparison Study of Causes and Neonatal Mortality Rates of Newborns Admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Al-Sadder Teaching Hospital in Al-Amara City, Iraq

Eman Alsadi

Volume 5, Issue 3 , March 2017, , Pages 4601-4611

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.22315.1868

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BackgroundEach year about 32.4 million of children are born with low birth weight, which is below the 10th percentile for their gestational ages; moreover, about fifteen million of ... Read More

Analysis of Training Needs of Mothers on Exclusive Breastfeeding; a Study in Health Care Centers

Zahra Rahimi; Siamak Mohebi; Zaynab Yousefi; Fatemeh Kheirollahi; Parisa Saraf; Mohammad Matlabi

Volume 4, Issue 12 , December 2016, , Pages 4089-4098

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.7664

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BackgroundBreastfeeding is a natural way to provide nutrients required for proper growth and development of infants. In view of that, it is of great importance to enhance the knowledge ... Read More

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in Childhood: Review, Symptoms in the Oral Cavity, Differential Diagnosis and Report of One Case

Mohammad Shooriabi; Mohsen parsazade; Shahram Bagheri; Seyed Amir Razavi Satvati; Roohollah Sharifi

Volume 4, Issue 8 , August 2016, , Pages 3343-3353

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.7256

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Background Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease in which monoclonal migration and proliferation of specific dendritic cells is seen. The disease primarily affects ... Read More

Best Strategies against Respiratory Problems in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

Maryam Shokouhi; Siros Hematpour; Seyed Abolfazl Afjeh

Volume 4, Issue 7 , July 2016, , Pages 2079-2086

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.7005

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Background Neonatology has evolved with respect to the needs of premature infants for special care. One of the major problems in premature infants is that their lungs are not developed ... Read More

Challenges for Infants’ Home Care: a Qualitative Study

Zeinab Hemati; Mahboobeh Namnabati; Friba Taleghani

Volume 4, Issue 6 , June 2016, , Pages 1885-1894

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6897

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Background Home care is an acceptable strategy for the relationship between family and healthcare team and implementation of healthcare interventions, and infants’ nurses could ... Read More

Effects of Vitamin A in Neonates and Young Infants

Gian Maria Pacifici

Volume 4, Issue 2 , February 2016, , Pages 1339-1354

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6445

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Vitamin A is the generic name given to a group of fat-soluble compounds including retinol (the alcohol form), retinyl esters, retinaldehyde and retinol acid. Deficiency, first recognized ... Read More

Factors Affecting the Rate of Pediatric Pneumonia in Developing Countries: a Review and Literature Study

Monir Ramezani; Seyedeh Zahra Aemmi; Zahra Emami Moghadam

Volume 3, Issue 6.2 , December 2015, , Pages 1173-1181

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2015.6179

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Introduction: Millions of children less than 5 years old die from pneumonia globally and about 75-70% of these deaths occur in infants. Persian and English articles of International ... Read More

The Effect of Creating an Artificial Night On Physiological Changes in Preterm Infants

Tayebeh Reyhani; Seyedeh Zahra Aemmi; Vajihe Sannadgol; Hassan Boskabadi

Volume 2, Issue 4.3 , December 2014, , Pages 407-412

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2014.3621

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Introduction Preterm infants are exposed to irregular light for several weeks or months in the Neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU). This lack of maternal entrainment, the exposure to ... Read More Introduction Preterm infants are exposed to irregular light for several weeks or months in the Neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU). This lack of maternal entrainment, the exposure to irregular extrauterine lighting and care in the nursery may contribute to the disturbances in body temperature, sleep and physiological changes that are commonly experienced by preterm infants. Materials and Methods This is a randomized clinical trial dual group study, 38 preterm infants (gestational age of 30-34 weeks) due to prematurity hospitalized at NICU of Ghaem Hospital, Iran, were evaluated within 10 days. Infants were divided into two groups of 1200-1700 and 1701-2200g based on the weight and the weight of each group were randomized into artificial night (dark period was from 19 to 7 during incubator was covered with linen cloth & light period was from 7 to 19 removed the cover) and control groups (continuous lighting). Mothers & infants through questionnaires, interviews, observation & document completion, changes in physiologic & weight before entering the study & then physiologic changes twice a day, weight & feeding tolerance were collected daily. Data were analyzed using SPSS version16 software. Results The two groups were matched in terms of other variables. Mean gestational age was (31.39+1.39) weeks in both groups, mean weight at study entry in period light of the (1415.8+ 263.46) and (1471.6 + 244.47) was in continuous lighting. The difference in oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, respectively, higher and lower in the intervention group than the control group. Result of the statistical analysis of repeated measures suggests that the difference between the two groups was significant (P<0.05(. Conclusion The results of this study indicate that the effect of artificial night on physiological stabilization of preterm infants is positive. In order to create a favorable and efficient environment to help better growth, prevent complications of prematurity and impaired circadian rhythms in infants, pay more attention to the care conditions of infants is recommended.

Thrombocytosis As Potential Diagnostic Tool for Serious Bacterial Infection In Febrile Infants; Srinagar, India

Shumila Manzoor; Khurshid Wani; Sumaira chowdhary; Musadiq Mustaq Alaqaband; Rohit Chib; Iyreen Malik

Volume 2, Issue 4.3 , December 2014, , Pages 413-420

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2014.3559

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Objective: To estimate incidence of Reactive Thrombocytosis among febrile infants and assess utility of platelet count as a potential predictor and diagnostic tool of serious bacterial ... Read More

The Importance of Breastfeeding in Holy Quran

Saeed Bayyenat; Seyed Amirhosein Ghazizade Hashemi; Abbasali Purbaferani; Masumeh Saeidi; Gholam Hasan Khodaee

Volume 2, Issue 4.1 , October 2014, , Pages 339-347

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2014.3396

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Breastfeeding is the ideal and most natural way of nurturing infants. The importance of breastfeeding has been proved unequivocally, and UNICEF and WHO have issued guidelines to ensure ... Read More

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