INTRODUCTION Immediate success rates of renal transplantation (RT) procedures are generally very high. National estimates of the impact of post-operative complications, specifically, septicemia occurring during hospitalization for RT's on outcomes is unclear. We sought, to examine the prevalence of septicemia in patients having renal transplantation procedures and to quantify the impact of sept...

Septicemia is one of the most life threatening problems and a major cause morbidity mortality particularly in neonates children. The current research was carried out on identification antibiotics susceptibility pattern pathogens responsible for septicemia. A total 121 samples were collected from septicemia suspected infants admitted lady Reading Hospital (LRH), Peshawar, Pakistan. Among samples...

sepsis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates. the most common pathogens of bacterial sepsis and antibiotic sensitivity patterns vary in different parts of the world. the aim of this study was to determine the most common pathogens and outcome of neonatal sepsis and also antibiotic sensitivity patterns of klebsiella species. a retrospective descriptive study was carried o...

the objective of this study was to determine the frequency of microorganisms isolated from blood samples of patients admitted to intensive care unit (icu), and the rate of their resistance to common administered antibiotics in an iranian icu. one-hundred patients with systemic inflammatory response syndromes (sirs), hospitalized in icu of sina hospital, tehran, iran, were entered to this cross-...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic value of peripheral circulatory reactive hyperemia and serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in early-onset neonatal sepsis. METHODS Reactive hyperemia in the dorsal hand and serum levels of IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-alpha were studied in newborn infants (n = 32; gestational age 39 +/- 3 weeks) who had been admit...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence and risk factors for neonatal nosocomial infections. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING Tertiary care Teaching Hospital. METHODS Hospital born neonates transferred to the neonatal unit after birth and available in the unit 48 hours later comprised the cohort for the surveillance. Detailed maternal, intrapartum and neonatal variables were recorded. Risk facto...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinico-epidemiological profile of Acinetobacter sepsis in neonates. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Level II Neonatal Care Unit. SUBJECTS 79 neonates with blood culture positive for Acinetobacter. METHODS Relevant information was collected on a predesigned proforma from the case records and analyzed for clinical and epidemiological characteristics. RESUL...

OBJECTIVE To study the incidence and risk factors predisposing to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and to assess the outcome after laser photocoagulation. DESIGN Prospective cohort observational study. SETTING Infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit of a referral hospital between 2000-2006 and followed up till the age of 3 years. METHODS Preterm infants with birthweight<1500 g ...

This study was conducted to determine whether the hospital devices and materials used for the examination and treatment of patients play a role in the outbreaks of infection in hospitals. Environmental sampling was performed to find the possible sources of septicemia at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Environmental sampling results and blood culture records from the outbreak areas were...