International Journal of Pediatrics

Background Neonatal sepsis is a critical condition caused by a generalized bacterial infection in the first month of life. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between ... Read More

Evaluation of Maternal Anxiety in Mothers of Infants Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Zhilla Heydarpoor Damanabad; Leila Valizadeh; Mohamadreza Mansouri Arani; Mohammadbager Hosseini; Mohammad Asgari Jafarabadi; Morteza Mansourian; Arash Ziapour; Omid Safari; Amin Mirzaei; Babk Rastegarimehr

Volume 7, Issue 10 , October 2019, , Pages 10215-10224

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.41018.3458

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Background: Preterm birth and subsequent admission of the infant to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be distressing for parents and lead to their anxiety. The aim of this study ... Read More

Evaluating the Short-Term Outcome of Mechanically Ventilated Neonates Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Besat Hospital, Hamadan, Iran

Amir Reza Monsef; Fatemeh Eghbalian; Mohammad Kazem Sabzehei; Elham Khanlarzade

Volume 7, Issue 9 , September 2019, , Pages 10029-10034

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.41629.3507

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Background Many neonates admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) need mechanical ventilation for recovery. This study was designed to evaluate the short-term outcome of mechanically ... Read More

Fungal Colonization among Iranian Infants Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Occurrence Rate, Risk Factors and Health Outcome

Mehrdad Rezaei; Mozhgan Moghtaderi; Parisa Badiee; Zahra Zahadatpoor; Gholamreza Pooladfar

Volume 7, Issue 7 , July 2019, , Pages 9719-9728

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.39554.3371

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Background: Fungal infections with high morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care unit are usually preceded by colonization. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of fungal ... Read More Background: Fungal infections with high morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care unit are usually preceded by colonization. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of fungal colonization, determine the risk factors and health outcome such as any change in the patient's improvement in hospitalized infants of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Materials and Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted on all newborns who were hospitalized in Namazee NICU which is the largest neonatal center in Southwestern Iran during the six- month period from January to July 2018. The eye, urine, perineum, nose, throat, umbilicus and blood were sampled within 72 hours following NICU admission and repeated one week later. Each newborn with at least one positive fungi culture from surveillance site was defined as fungal colonization. All newborns were categorized into two groups based on results of fungal colonization; they were evaluated for baseline perinatal and neonatal characteristic data, probable risk factors (such as prior antibiotics, presence of an endotracheal tube and neonatal disease) and health outcomes (cure, improvement or death). Statistical analysis was done using SPSS software (version 22.0). Results: From a total of 105 (37 girls, 68 boys) hospitalized newborns in NICU, forty-eight (45.7%) of them were colonized by Candida spp. which was the only fungus isolated from the cultures. There were significant differences for the level of hemoglobin (p= 0.04) and cardiac diseases (p= 0.04) between the two groups of fungal colonization and non -colonized newborns. One-third of the newborns that had fungal colonization passed away vs. one-tenth without fungal colonization. Conclusion Based on the results, there was a 45.7% rate of fungal colonization in hospitalized newborns in NICU. Hemoglobin level and cardiac diseases were a risk factor for fungal colonization in these patients. The rate of death was approximately three-fold in hospitalized infants with fungal colonization vs. non fungi infected.

Comments on "Study of Bacterial Contamination of Mobile Phones and Stethoscopes in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit"

SMJ Mortazavi

Volume 5, Issue 11 , November 2017, , Pages 6143-6144

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.25690.2186

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This letter is regarding the article by Daoudi et al. entitled "Study of bacterial contamination of mobile phones and stethoscopes in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit" published in International ... Read More

Neonatal Infections: a 5-Year Analysis in a Neonatal Care Unit in North East of Iran

Hassan Boskabadi; Gholamali Maamouri; Javad Akhodian; Maryam Zakerihamidi; Seyed Javad Sayedi; Kiarash Ghazvini; Mohammad Ali Kiani; Abbas Boskabadi; Tayebeh Reyhani; Soheila Karbandi; Hamidreza Behnam Vashani; Naghmeh Razaghi; Maryam Kalateh Mollaei; Zahra Parvini; Tahereh Skandari; Akram Rezaeian; Fatemeh Bagheri

Volume 4, Issue 12 , December 2016, , Pages 3989-3998

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.7893

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Background: Neonatal infections are one of the major causes of death in Iran. Since identifying the risk factors, types, site, bacterial causes, and case fatality rate of an infection ... 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

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A Review on the Relation between Sepsis and Vitamin D Level among Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Infants

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Evaluation of Maternal Anxiety in Mothers of Infants Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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Evaluating the Short-Term Outcome of Mechanically Ventilated Neonates Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Besat Hospital, Hamadan, Iran

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Fungal Colonization among Iranian Infants Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Occurrence Rate, Risk Factors and Health Outcome

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Comments on "Study of Bacterial Contamination of Mobile Phones and Stethoscopes in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit"

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Neonatal Infections: a 5-Year Analysis in a Neonatal Care Unit in North East of Iran

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Challenges for Infants’ Home Care: a Qualitative Study

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