Antifungal Susceptibility of Planktonic Cells and Biofilms of Candida Tropicalis Isolated from Hospital Acquired Infections in Pediatric Intensive Care Units

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-140
Author(s):  
Ghada El-Saeed Mashaly
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Candida Tropicalis ◽  
Antifungal Susceptibility ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Planktonic Cells ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Units ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
Hospital Acquired

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 Diagnostic considerations regarding pediatric delirium: a review and a proposal for an algorithm for pediatric intensive care units

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 1843-1849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan N. M. Schieveld ◽  
Judith A. van der Valk ◽  
Inge Smeets ◽  
Eline Berghmans ◽  
Renske Wassenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Units

scholarly journals An outbreak due to a norovirus GII.Pe-GII.4 Sydney_2012 recombinant in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-93
Author(s):  
Lays P.B. Volpini ◽  
Débora M.P.G. Barreira ◽  
Priscila L. da Silva Almeida ◽  
Liliana C. Spano
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Units
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