abstract objective: to assess the incidence of thrombocytopenia and changes in various platelet parameters, in culture positive neonatal sepsis. methods: this was prospective study conducted over a period of one year from december 2009 to november 2010 in neonatal intensive care unit of dduh hospital, a tertiary care hospital in delhi, north india. all babies who were admitted during this perio...

OBJECTIVE To identify potential risk factors associated with Candida infections and compare these risk factors between patients who both died and survived. STUDY DESIGN A group of patients with positive Candida spp. blood cultures admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Costa Rica between January 1994 and December 1998. Cases were identified through a computerized search of the m...

Abstract Objective: To assess the incidence of thrombocytopenia and changes in various platelet parameters, in culture positive neonatal sepsis. Methods: This was prospective study conducted over a period of one year from December 2009 to November 2010 in neonatal intensive care unit of DDUH Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, North India. All babies who were admitted during this perio...

Abstract This review summarises the current knowledge of mineral nutrition for penaeid shrimp. It investigates how aquatic environment and lifecycle shrimp affect requirements role that minerals play in health. Methods supplying via either water or to feed, novel ways supplementing within are discussed. The individual summarised with recommendations minimum levels dietary inclusion semi‐intensi...

BACKGROUND Aim of this study was to provide a detailed description of a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreak management strategy in the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital. METHODS This was a retrospective, "before-after" study, over two consecutive 18-month periods. The outbreak management strategy was performed by a multidisciplinary team and include...

The literature on organizational culture is as relevant to public science management as it is to the management of private sector business organizations. Given a rapidly changing environment and continuing insights into organizational effectiveness, science organizations, as most other organizations, are seriously rethinking what they do and how they can best define and accomplish their goals a...

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 infants rooming in with mothers and neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Materials and Methods In a cross-sectional study, 180 newborn infants were studied in three groups including: newbo...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate antimicrobial use and the influence of inadequate empiric antimicrobial therapy on the outcomes of nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSIs). DESIGN Prospective cohort study with nested case-control analysis. SETTING Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). METHODS All patients weighing 2,000 g or less were enrolled. Data collection included risk factors for nosocomial BS...