Comparison of amount of noise and elimination strategies for noise in neonatal intensive care units of government and private hospitals in the Jodhpur district of India.

With technological advancement, neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have become noisier than ever. Studies have shown the detrimental effects of increasing noise in NICU on growing pre-term and sick neonates. The present study aimed primarily to compare the amount of noise in NICUs of private and government hospitals.

: An emerging pathogen causing neonatal endocarditis: A case report.

Unlabelled: The microbial infection of the endocardium, popularly known as Infective Endocarditis (IE), is typically classified on the basis of anatomy, valve nativity and its associated microbiology. As per the associated microbiology, is the most common microorganism responsible for the cause of IE. Even though, the Streptococcus group accounts for a smaller percentage of IE, however this doesn't give us the liberty of ignoring the high mortality and morbidity associated with this pathogen.

25% Dextrose Versus 24% Sucrose for Heel Lancing in Preterm Infants: A Noninferiority RCT.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of 25% dextrose with 24% sucrose for heel-lance analgesia in preterm infants admitted to the NICU.

Methods: In this noninferiority, double-blind, randomized controlled trial, preterm infants born at 28 weeks and 0 days to 35 weeks and 6 days of gestation who were due for a scheduled heel-lance procedure were enrolled. Infants randomly assigned to the intervention arm received 0.

Addressing Hand Hygiene Compliance in a Low-Resource Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: a Quality Improvement Project.

Objective: Our goal for this study was to quantify healthcare provider compliance with hand hygiene protocols and develop a conceptual framework for increasing hand hygiene compliance in a low-resource neonatal intensive care unit.

Materials And Methods: We developed a 3-phase intervention that involved departmental discussion, audit, and follow-up action. A 4-month unobtrusive audit during night and day shifts was performed.

Effect of kangaroo mother care on vital physiological parameters of the low birth weight newborn.

Objectives: Low birth weight (LBW; <2500 g), which is often associated with preterm birth, is a common problem in India. Both are recognized risk factors for neonatal mortality. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a non-conventional, low-cost method for newborn care based upon intimate skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby.

Remission of congenital complete heart block without anti-Ro/La antibodies: A case report.

Anti-Ro/La negative congenital heart block (CHB) is uncommon. We report one such case of CHB, with no associated structural heart disease or maternal autoantibodies. The heart block reverted to sinus rhythm spontaneously at two weeks of age, and the patient remains in sinus rhythm at a one year followup.

Multi-drug-resistant, non-fermenting, gram-negative bacilli in neonatal sepsis in Kolkata, India: a 4-year study.

Background: Non-fermenting gram-negative bacilli (NFGNB) are an emerging problem in neonatal sepsis. A major concern is multi-drug resistance which severely limits treatment options.

Aims And Objectives: A retrospective observational study was conducted to analyse the role of non-fermenters in neonatal sepsis over a 4-year period, the factors leading to this trend and the pattern of antibiotic resistance.

Composition of Escherichia coli population in the neonatal gut: phylogroups and virulence determinants.

The composition of Escherichia coli in the neonatal gut has rarely been studied in developing countries. To gain insight into the composition of E. coli in the neonatal gut and to assess factors that could influence colonization by E.

Tuberculosis in pregnancy: the challenges for South Asian countries.

Aim: Despite tuberculosis (TB) being a global problem, maternal TB remains an unrecognized and underestimated tragedy, especially in South Asian countries. Therefore, we performed a non-systematic review regarding implications of maternal TB on obstetric and perinatal outcomes in the South Asian context.

Material And Methods: We reviewed original studies, both descriptive and analytical, that originated from South Asian countries following an electronic search supplemented by a manual search.

Multi-drug resistant gram negative bacilli causing early neonatal sepsis in India.

Objective: To study the organisms causing early and late onset neonatal sepsis, with special reference to multi-drug resistant gram negative bacilli, at two neonatal units (one urban, one rural) in India.

Methods: Prospective surveillance study.

Results: There were 159 episodes of sepsis (81 urban and 77 rural) affecting 158 babies.

Aetiology and antimicrobial resistance of neonatal sepsis at a tertiary care centre in eastern India: a 3 year study.

Objective: To review aetiological agents of neonatal sepsis and their antibiotic resistance pattern over the past 3 years, at a 20 bedded Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in eastern India.

Methods: Blood culture reports of culture positive sepsis were reviewed for the period 2007-2009. Demographic data of the babies was collected.