<i>Chryseobacterium meningosepticum</i> infections in a dialysis unit

Chryseobacterium meningosepticum infections in a dialysis unit.

BACKGROUND Chryseobacterium species are Gram-negative bacteria with an unusual antibiotic profile. Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is the species most commonly encountered as a human pathogen. OBJECTIVES To study the microbiological, clinical and therapeutic features of C. meningosepticum infections in patients on dialysis, at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital (Teaching) (SJGH), and to tr...

Exit -site fungal infections – experience of a Peritoneal Dialysis Unit

Introduction: Exit-site infections are an important complication of peritoneal dialysis; however, very little is known about fungi-related exit-site infections. The literature is very sparse and there are virtually no studies that report it. Objective: To evaluate in retrospect the risk factors associated with exit-site fungal infection and its development. Methods: The study included all diagn...

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

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 can be effective in selecting preventive and therapeutic methods, and appropriate supportive measures, this study aimed to investigate the aforementioned factors in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Ghaem...

The Study of Nosocomial Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, A prospective study in Northwest Iran

Background: Nosocomial infections are an important cause of mortality in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Therefore, in this study, the incidence and prevalence of nosocomial infections were determined in NICUs of the three largest neonatal centers in northwest Iran, and the causative bacteria were identified in order to provide potential solutions to control the infections in these hospi...

Bacterial infections in the dialysis