Journal of Pediatric Perspectives

Developmental Statue of Preterm Infants Up to Two Years of Age and Related Risk Factors using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire

Zahra Hashemi; Marjan Ahkami; Mehrdad Rezaei; Mozhgan Moghtaderi; Saeed Hosseini Teshnizi

Volume 12, Issue 10 , October 2024, , Pages 19081-19089

https://doi.org/10.22038/jpp.2024.83962.5500

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Background: Preterm infants often face challenges in achieving developmental milestones compared to their full-term peers. This study aimed to investigate developmental abnormalities ... Read More

Neonatal Sepsis as a Risk Factor Associated with Severe COVID-19: A Case Report with Clinical and Imaging Features

khadijehsadat Najib; Mozhgan Moghtaderi; Ali Amanati; Mehrdad Rezaei; Negin Namavari

Volume 9, Issue 12 , December 2021, , Pages 14997-15002

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2021.57238.4492

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Background: It has been believed that infants are at a lower risk for the severe symptoms and complications that arise from COVID-19. This report represents details on a newborn with ... Read More

Fungal Colonization among Iranian Infants Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Occurrence Rate, Risk Factors and Health Outcome

Mehrdad Rezaei; Mozhgan Moghtaderi; Parisa Badiee; Zahra Zahadatpoor; Gholamreza Pooladfar

Volume 7, Issue 7 , July 2019, , Pages 9719-9728

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.39554.3371

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Background: Fungal infections with high morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care unit are usually preceded by colonization. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of fungal ... Read More Background: Fungal infections with high morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care unit are usually preceded by colonization. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of fungal colonization, determine the risk factors and health outcome such as any change in the patient's improvement in hospitalized infants of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Materials and Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted on all newborns who were hospitalized in Namazee NICU which is the largest neonatal center in Southwestern Iran during the six- month period from January to July 2018. The eye, urine, perineum, nose, throat, umbilicus and blood were sampled within 72 hours following NICU admission and repeated one week later. Each newborn with at least one positive fungi culture from surveillance site was defined as fungal colonization. All newborns were categorized into two groups based on results of fungal colonization; they were evaluated for baseline perinatal and neonatal characteristic data, probable risk factors (such as prior antibiotics, presence of an endotracheal tube and neonatal disease) and health outcomes (cure, improvement or death). Statistical analysis was done using SPSS software (version 22.0). Results: From a total of 105 (37 girls, 68 boys) hospitalized newborns in NICU, forty-eight (45.7%) of them were colonized by Candida spp. which was the only fungus isolated from the cultures. There were significant differences for the level of hemoglobin (p= 0.04) and cardiac diseases (p= 0.04) between the two groups of fungal colonization and non -colonized newborns. One-third of the newborns that had fungal colonization passed away vs. one-tenth without fungal colonization. Conclusion Based on the results, there was a 45.7% rate of fungal colonization in hospitalized newborns in NICU. Hemoglobin level and cardiac diseases were a risk factor for fungal colonization in these patients. The rate of death was approximately three-fold in hospitalized infants with fungal colonization vs. non fungi infected.

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Developmental Statue of Preterm Infants Up to Two Years of Age and Related Risk Factors using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire

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Neonatal Sepsis as a Risk Factor Associated with Severe COVID-19: A Case Report with Clinical and Imaging Features

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Fungal Colonization among Iranian Infants Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Occurrence Rate, Risk Factors and Health Outcome

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