Nosocomial or hospital acquired infections threaten the survival and neurodevelopmental
outcomes of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, and increase cost of care …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most frequent nosocomial infections
among ventilated patients in ICUs, associated with an increase in days of ICU stay …

Background: Healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) is a global health challenge, not only
as an issue of patient safety but also as a major driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It is …

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections are
leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality, contributing to an extended hospital stay …

Aim: While ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains frequent in Pediatric ICU, there
is no gold standard for diagnosis. Methodology: We conducted a systematic PUBMED …

Background Oropharyngeal administration of mother's colostrum in early days has an
immunoprotective effect in preterm infants. Objectives Our aim was to study the effect of …

No consensus exists regarding the definition of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in
neonates and reliability of chest X-ray (CXR) is low. Lung ultrasound (LU) is a potential …

Neonates are highly susceptible to infections owing to their immature cellular and humoral
immune functions, as well the need for invasive devices. There is a wide practice variation in …

Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the common serious
infectious diseases encountered in the intensive care unit (ICU), which highly affects the …

Background and Aims: Neonatal ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common
nosocomial infection and a frequent reason for empirical antibiotic therapy in NICUs …