abstract introduction: septicemia is an important and common cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. several factors such as genetic, social, hygienic and nutritional factors are effective on the frequency of bacterial pathogens in neonatal septicemia, several studies have performed to determine common pathogens in the different parts of the world. objective: comparison of neonatal bacterial...

conclusions results showed that pif that is being consumed in iran is contaminated with this pathogen and can cause disease in infants; especially those hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units (nicus) and fed pif. the number of reported cases of cronobacter infections is very low, but nevertheless there has been a slight increase recently. while the reported cases worldwide are few, it ne...

abstract objective this article reports on an 5-month-old infant who was admitted to our hospital for prolonged fever, focal status epilepticus and encephalopathy. brain magnetic resonance imaging (mri) demonstrated a single hyperintense lesion in right putamen in t2-weighted images. a diagnosis of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis was made based on the clinical features, treatment response ...

objective ultrasonography is among the most general evaluating methods for central nervous system (cns) assessment, especially for detecting extra axial collection via anterior fontanel. there are few studies showing values of this technique in normal developing infants for detection of subarachnoid space width. association between age and sex and cerebrospinal fluid (csf) spaces are controvers...

abstract background and objective: there have been concerns over possible association between mercury and neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants. in this study we aimed to determine whether blood levels of mercury are above safe values in iranian infants or not. materials and methods:  a total of 85 infants (0, 2, 4 and 6 months old) were enrolled in this study. all of them received vaccines ac...

background: introduction: searching for an ideal marker for diagnosing neonatal infection is still an important concern in every country. there are many biomarkers reported for neonatal sepsis. haptoglobin is an acute phase reactants which rise in response to infection and injuries. in this report we discussed the efficacy of serum haptoglobin level in different cut off levels in early onset ne...

abstract background: parent–infant attachment is an important factor in accepting parenting role, accelerating infant survival, and adjusting to the environment outside the uterus. since family supportive interventions can strengthen the parent–infant caring relationship, this study sought to investigate the relationship between mother–infant attachment and satisfaction of the mothers with the ...

introduction  sudden infant death syndrome (sids) is a disease which causes unexpected death of infants aged less than 1 year. given the undeniable role of parents in the presence or absence of sids risk factors, the present study aimed to studythe prevalence and the relationship between characteristics and conditions of parent’s infants with sids risk factors. materials and methods  in this cr...

background: premature birth is a major cause of infant mortality in developed countries. newborns confined to neonatal intensive care units (nicus) are in a rapid stage of brain development. as such, sleep plays a pivotal role in the proper brain development of newborns. however, this developmental aspect is often disregarded due to the lack of information. aim: this study aimed to evaluate the...