enterobacter asburiae ( e. asburiae) is a facultative anaerobic, non-spore-forming gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium belonging to the family of enterobacteriaceae . it is an opportunistic pathogen that its strains are isolated from a variety of clinical and environmental specimens. since powdered infant formula milk (pif) is not a sterile product, it is an excellent medium for bacterial growth...

introduction: some studies have suggested correlation between mpv index and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis in adults. though bronchopulmonary dysplasia is also an inflammatory disease which develops in preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome, we decided to study the possible correlation between the mean platelet volume (mpv) and the occurrence of bronchopulmonary...

prevention of medication errors in neonatal intensive care units (nicus) is of paramount importance due to age-specific and physiological conditions of neonates. this study aimed to evaluate the risk of medication prescription and administration via failure mode and effects analysis (fmea), which was carried out at the research and medical teaching center of imam reza hospital in mashhad, iran....

Background: Developmental supportive carerecognizes the physical, psychological and emotional vulnerabilities of premature low birth weight infants. The aim this study was to assess knowledge practice nurses regarding developmental care for preterm infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Subjects method: design: A descriptive designwas used, carried out on 180 at governmental hospitals ...

Background. Pregnancy of women addicted to drugs is a public health problem in most countries, leading to various problems in the mother, the fetus, and the newborn. Since these babies are at risk of various complications and even death, competent and appropriate care of these children is needed. The present study aimed to assess the quality of nursing care provided to newborns and its comparis...

Background: Parents play a key role in the assessment and management of pain. There is not much knowledge about parental viewpoint or their participation in the pain management of the neonates admitted to the intensive care units. The present study was conducted with the aim of assessing the viewpoints of mothers about pain management of the neonates/ infants   admitted to Tabriz hospitals. Me...

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of moral sensitivity and distress on caring behavior neonatal pediatric intensive care unit nurses. A survey 121 nurses working in units five general hospitals two regions South Korea. The found significant differences (p =.002), =.001), =.013) according age. There were also career, marriage, experience ethics education. multiple regression ana...