Health care-associated infections in the NICU result in increased morbidity and mortality, prolonged lengths of stay, and increased medical costs. Neonates are at high risk of acquiring health care-associated infections because of impaired host-defense mechanisms, limited amounts of protective endogenous flora on skin and mucosal surfaces at time of birth, reduced barrier function of their skin...

INTRODUCTION Trichosporon species are basidiomycetous yeastlike anamorphic organisms that are widely distributed in nature and found predominantly in tropical and temperate areas. In humans, this fungal species is occasionally part of the commensal flora of skin and mucosa, and can be responsible for superficial skin and hair infections (white piedra) or, more rarely, invasive infections in imm...

Health care–associated infections in the NICU result in increased morbidity and mortality, prolonged lengths of stay, and increased medical costs. Neonates are at high risk of acquiring health care– associated infections because of impaired host-defense mechanisms, limited amounts of protective endogenous flora on skin and mucosal surfaces at time of birth, reduced barrier function of their ski...

Coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS) form a part of the skin flora and commonly cause nosocomial bloodstream and catheterrelated infections. According to their relatively low virulence, it is important to detect the virulence factors of clinical isolates. The production of extracellular polymers and formation of biofilms belong to virulence factors. We studied clinical isolates of CoNS and c...

Drugs are administered by using different drug delivery systems. A number of drug delivery systems have evolved over the years. In the last 20 years TDDS (Transdermal drug delivery system) has been growing at a rapid pace. Now the micro needles are being developed as a novel drug delivery system. The micro needle skin patch system is also a drug delivery system, which will be used transdermally...