scholarly journals 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Levels in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: Risk Factors and Association With Clinical Course

2015 ◽  
Vol 100 (8) ◽  
pp. 2942-2945 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Dayre McNally ◽  
Kusum Menon ◽  
Margaret L. Lawson ◽  
Kathryn Williams ◽  
Dermot R. Doherty
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Units ◽  
Dihydroxyvitamin D ◽  
1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D

scholarly journals Risk factors for healthcare-associated infection in pediatric intensive care units: a systematic review

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (suppl 3) ◽  
pp. S373-S391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Júlia Gonçalves de Mello ◽  
Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque ◽  
Heloísa Ramos Lacerda ◽  
Wayner Vieira de Souza ◽  
Jailson B. Correia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Healthcare Associated Infection ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Units ◽  
Healthcare Associated ◽  
Adequate Design

A systematic review of observational studies on risk factors for healthcare-associated infection in pediatric Intensive Care Units (ICU) was carried out. Studies indexed in MEDLINE, LILACS, Cochrane, BDENF, CAPES databases published in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese between 1987 and 2006 were included and cross references added. Key words for search were "cross infection" and "Pediatric Intensive Care Units" with others sub-terms included. 11 studies were selected from 419 originally found: four studies had healthcare-associated infection as the main outcome without a specific site; three articles identified factors associated with lower respiratory tract infection (pneumonia or tracheitis); three articles were concerned with laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection; and a single retrospective study analyzed urinary tract infection. The production of evidence on risk factors Paediatric ICU has not kept up the same pace of that on adult - there are few studies with adequate design and statistical analysis. The methodological diversity of the studies did not allow for a summarized measurement of risk factors.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Anti-Microbial Susceptibility of Hospital Acquired Infections in Two Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Egypt

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 1744-1749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally El-Sahrigy ◽  
Mohamed G. Shouman ◽  
Hanan Ibrahim ◽  
Azza Abdel Rahman ◽  
Sonia Adolf Habib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Units ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Hospital Acquired

BACKGROUND: Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infection is a common serious health problem worldwide, especially in pediatric intensive care units and is associated with high mortality and morbidity, prolonged hospital stays and high cost.AIM: To determine the types of organisms involved in hospital-acquired an infection in two pediatric intensive care units during the one-year study and its anti-microbial susceptibility.MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study was carried out in the pediatric intensive care units (PICU) of Ain Shams & Cairo Universities, where 86 pediatric patients were recruited. Their age ranged from 1 month to 156 months with mean 20.7 ± 25.8 months. Male to female ratio was 37:29. Four samples were collected from each child for culture and sensitivity: blood, endotracheal aspirate, urine and skin swab.RESULTS: The most common microorganism was staphylococcus while Gram-negative bacteria were the commonest group. Amikacin and imipenem are the most sensitive antibiotics. Risk estimate for different risk factors among studied patients revealed no significance.CONCLUSION: Staphylococcus was the commonest micro-organism while Gram-negative infections were the commonest group among PICU with a predominance of Acinetobacter and Klebsiella. Respiratory infections were the most common, followed by blood-borne infection. Risk factors for mortality were not significant.

scholarly journals Risk Factors and Characterization of Plasmodium Vivax-Associated Admissions to Pediatric Intensive Care Units in the Brazilian Amazon

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. e35406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Fátima Caetano Lança ◽  
Belisa Maria Lopes Magalhães ◽  
Sheila Vitor-Silva ◽  
André Machado Siqueira ◽  
Silvana Gomes Benzecry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Plasmodium Vivax ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Units

Per-species Risk Factors and Predictors of Invasive Candida Infections in Patients Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. e187-e193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iolanda Jordan ◽  
Monica Balaguer ◽  
José-Domingo López-Castilla ◽  
Sylvia Belda ◽  
Cristina Shuffelman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Units ◽  
Candida Infections
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