Premature infants are particularly at risk of iatrogenic pharyngoesophageal perforation. It is a rare occurrence but when it does occur it often mimics esophageal atresia. We presented a case of a term neonate who presented with a hypopharyngeal perforation that resulted during ritual procedure (Ghaanti) done by grandmother. Clinical findings, a plain chest xray, an esophagography and endoscopy...

The present study documents the etiological factors of neonatal jaundice. A field survey was carried out in two different hospitals on 30 subjects. An extensive and effective questionnaire set was prepared to conduct this survey. Thirty fully completed responses were accumulated from the mothers of the neonate jaundice patients. This study reveals many insights of neonatal jaundice. There is a ...

background :severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. this study was conducted to investigate the causes of severe hyperbilirubinemia leading to exchange transfusion (et) from march 2009 to march 2011 in bahrami children hospital, tehran, iran in order to establish guidelines to prevent profound jaundice & et.   methods : 94 neonates underwent et...

Background: Although ceftazidime/avibactam (CAZ/AVI) has become an important option for treating adults and children, no data or recommendations exist neonates. We report a neonatal sepsis case due to CAZ/AVI-resistant blaKPC-2-harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying blaVEB-25 the use of customized active surveillance program in conjunction with enhanced infection control measures. Methods: Th...