This paper presents standardized norms of child development in Shiraz (Iran). A birth cohort of317 randomly selected neonates born at the 14 maternity clinics of Shiraz during 2 random consecutive weeks in 1996 were followed at homes for 2 years at 12 designed occasions and their development examined by 2 trained public health officers and a community medicine expert. In gross-motor and per...

Bacteria infections associated with multidrug resistance have been implicated in the high mortality and morbidity reported among cancer patients. In recent years gram negative organisms isolates from patients with neoplasia have been found to produce beta-lactamases (β-lactamase) and this is of interest in developing countries where it is unreported or underreported. This study determined beta-...

Bacteria colonizing the human intestine have a relevant role in the spread of antimicrobial resistance. We investigated the faecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in healthy humans from Portugal and analyzed the distribution of sul genes and class 1 and 2 integrons. Faecal samples (n = 113) were recovered from healthy persons (North/Centre of Por...

background: prematurity is the most common cause of death and disability and preterm infants, are prone to developmental complications. for this reason this study was designed for follow up of these babies until 2 years by modified ddst-2. methods: this study was a prospective longitudinal descriptive study from march 2009 to march 2011 in clinic of sheikh and imam reza hospitals, mashhad, iran...

Aims: The aim of the study was to determine antimicrobial susceptibility Klebsiella species, prevalence Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBLs) and gene coding ESBL production in Species obtained from clinical specimens patients attending Plateau State Specialist Jos University Teaching Hospitals both North Central Nigeria.
 Study Design: This hospital based conducted Department Medical ...

conclusions the incidence of mbls producing p. aeruginosa in patients with cf was not low. the findings indicate that the identification of drug-resistance patterns in p. aeruginosa and the detection of mbl-producing isolates are important in the prevention and control of infections. background respiratory infections caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa play an important role in the pathogenesis of...

OBJECTIVE To create a more culturally relevant developmental assessment tool for use in children in rural Africa. DESIGN Through focus groups, piloting work and validation, a more culturally appropriate developmental tool, based on the style of the Denver II, was created. Age standardised norms were estimated using 1130 normal children aged 0-6 years from a rural setting in Malawi. The perfor...

BACKGROUND Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most common causes of nosocomial infections. Resistance of P. aeruginosa to β-lactam antibiotics may be the result of acquired resistance through mutation and over production of various antibiotic inactivating enzymes. This research aimed to determine the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) and metallo β-lactamase (MBL) production ...

OBJECTIVES Very preterm infants are known to be at risk of developmental disabilities and behavioural disorders. This condition is supposed to alter mother-infant interactions. Here we hypothesize that the parental coping with the very preterm birth may greatly influence mother-infant interactions. METHODS 100 dyads were included in 3 university hospitals in France. Preterm babies at higher r...

Background and Objectives: AmpC β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli has emerged in hospital environments as an important health issue that is of a global concern drug-resistant pathogenic bacteria evolved into strains are resistant to many classes antibiotics. However, awareness the prevalence microorganisms such E. could be very valuable for achieving more accurate epidemiological results, ...