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Bacteriological profile and antibiotic susceptibility of neonatal sepsis in neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in Nepal

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
BackgroundNeonatal sepsis, one of the leading causes of mortality in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) of developing countries like Nepal, is often not extensively studied.
B. Pokhrel, T. Koirala, Ganesh Shah, S. Joshi, Pinky Baral   +4 more
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Update on COVID-19 in the pediatric population at University Hospital of Oran. A retrospective study [PDF]

Batna Journal of Medical Sciences
Introduction. The spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, discovered in China in January 2020, led to a pandemic in Algeria as early as February. Children and adolescents under the age of 18 were much more rarely affected than adults and account ...
Djamila-Djahida BATOUCHE, Zakaria Zoheir ADDOU, Kamel ELHALIMI, Amel BOUGUERRA, Fouzia BOUNOUA, Djilali BATOUCHE, Sid Ahmed BAKRI, Houcine SADDOK, Fatima Zohra LATRECHE, Sara-Halima MOHAMMEDI   +9 more
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Comparison of three clinical scoring tools for bronchiolitis to predict the need for respiratory support and length of stay in neonates and infants up to three months of age

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundBronchiolitis severity can be assessed using different clinical scores. Some of the most used are the Wang Bronchiolitis Severity Score (WBSS), the Kristjansson Respiratory Score (KRS), and the Global Respiratory Severity Score (GRSS ...
Domenico Umberto De Rose, Chiara Maddaloni, Ludovica Martini, Annabella Braguglia, Andrea Dotta, Cinzia Auriti   +5 more
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Hospital infections in neonatal intensive care units

Medicinski pregled, 2005
Introduction Sick newborn babies in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU) are al increased risk for hospital-acquired infections (HI). The aim of our study was to determine the incidence and localization of neonatal hospital infections in NICU. Material and methods A prospective, six-month study was carried out in a NICU.
Jasna, Durisić, Ljiljana, Marković-Denić, Slobodanka, Ilić, Ruzdi, Ramadani   +3 more
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Reducing toxic stress in the neonatal intensive care unit to improve infant outcomes.

Nursing Outlook, 2019
In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a technical report on the lifelong effects of early toxic stress on human development, and included a new framework for promoting pediatric health: the Ecobiodevelopmental Framework for Early ...
Ashley M. Weber, T. Harrison
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Circular RNA cZNF292 silence alleviates OGD/R-induced injury through up-regulation of miR-22 in rat neural stem cells (NSCs)

Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 2020
Background Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a prevailing severe brain damage disease in newborns, and caused by perinatal asphyxia cerebral ischaemia and reperfusion.
Yaqin Cao, Hui Liu, Jun Zhang, Yubin Dong   +3 more
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Disaster Preparedness in Neonatal Intensive Care Units [PDF]

Pediatrics, 2017
Disasters disproportionally affect vulnerable, technology-dependent people, including preterm and critically ill newborn infants. It is important for health care providers to be aware of and prepared for the potential consequences of disasters for the NICU.
Wanda D. Barfield, Steven E. Krug, Kristi L. Watterberg, Susan W. Aucott, William E. Benitz, Eric C. Eichenwald, Jay P. Goldsmith, Ivan L. Hand, Brenda B. Poindexter, Karen M. Puopolo, Dan L. Stewart, Steven E. Krug, Sarita Chung, Daniel B. Fagbuyi, Margaret C. Fisher, Scott M. Needle, David J. Schonfeld   +16 more
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A fatal case of neonatal onset multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency caused by novel mutation of ETFDH gene: case report

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2022
Background Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD) or glutaric aciduria type II is an extremely rare autosomal recessive inborn error of fatty acid beta oxidation and branched-chain amino acids, secondary to mutations in the genes encoding the ...
Loredana De Pasquale, Petronilla Meo, Francesco Fulia, Antonio Anania, Valerio Meli, Antonina Mondello, Maria Tindara Raimondo, Viviana Tulino, Maria Sole Coletta, Caterina Cacace   +9 more
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Neonatal hypothermia and associated factors among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit of public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
BackgroundNeonatal hypothermia is a worldwide problem and an important contributing factor for Neonatal morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries. High prevalence of hypothermia has been reported from countries with the highest burden of
B. Demissie, B. Abera, T. Chichiabellu, F. H. Astawesegn   +3 more
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Measuring gut perfusion and blood flow in neonates using ultrasound Doppler of the superior mesenteric artery: a narrative review

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
The gut is a relatively silent organ in utero but takes on a major role after birth for the absorption and digestion of feed for adequate nutrition and growth.
C. Murphy, C. Murphy, S. Baskind, N. Aladangady, N. Aladangady, J. Banerjee, J. Banerjee   +6 more
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