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Undergraduate Research Journal, Volume 22, No.1
No full textTable of Contents: Economic Gerrymandering and the Socioeconomic Reprecussions on Texas’ Hispanic Communities / by Dylan Shears (p. 8) – Understanding the Ethics of Minors Serving as Living Organ Donors / by Kaitlyn D. Castro (p. 14) – The Fringe of Evil: Peripheral Figures in Medieval English Prostitution / by Meghan Hoeflingg (p. 22) – Adult Attachment Style, Native Language, and Relationship Satisfaction / by Natalie Carr (p. 29) – Shearing of Triangles / by Jacob F. Hinds (p. 41) – Exploring the Unknown: Children’s Relationships with Uncertainty Predict Psychosocial Functioning / by Ashley Lynn Missimo (p. 46) – Anxiety and Affective Intrusive Thinking in Working Memory / by Neerul Gupta (p. 58)Senate of College Council
Wrapping newborn infants in cloth and newspaper after delivery led to higher temperatures on arrival at the neonatal intensive care unit
No full textProfile of fungal septicaemia in new born at a tertiary care hospital in North India
No full textBackground: Advances in neonatal management have led to considerable improvement in new-born survival. The objective of this study was to determine the predominant organisms, antifungal sensitivity patterns and clinical risk factors in neonatal fungal blood stream infection cases (BSI) admitted to our hospital.Methods: This is a retrospective study of all neonatal fungal BSI cases between January 2015 to December 2015.Results: Fungal sepsis was found in 50/360 (13.6%) of cases. Non Albicans candida (NAC)species were responsible for 88% of cases with Candida. glabrata (54%)as the most predominant species. Other species isolated were C. tropicalis 9 (18%). C. albicans 6 (12%). C. paraspinolosis 5 (10%), C. Krusei 2 (4%) and C. Kodo1 (2%). Antifungal sensitivity results revealed that most of the NAC isolates especially candida glabrata,candida paraspinolosis were resistant to flucanazole, than Candida albicans. Amphoterician B had greater sensitivity than FLK over NAC species Among the risk factor observed for candidemia were low birth weight (62%), prematurity (60%,), broad spectrum antibiotic use (60%), ventilater support (56%) and total parentral nutrition (50%).Conclusions: The increase in neonatal fungal BSI and resistant organisms highlights the need to review use of strict infection control strategies, appropriate preventive and therapeutic measures such as prophylactic antifungal use and a restrictive policy of antibiotic use. </jats:p
Cord bilirubin levels as a predictive marker for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: A prospective study
No full textBackground: Hyperbilirubinemia is the most common medical problem in newborn infants. Early discharge is recommended but hospital readmission is a cause of concern among clinicians. This in turn carries a risk of delayed recognition of significant hyperbilirubinemia. Objective: A cross-sectional analytical study was done to evaluate the predictive value of cord bilirubin level for identifying term and near-term neonates for subsequent hyperbilirubinemia. Materials and Methods: Cord bilirubin levels at birth and subsequently serum bilirubin levels at 72 h were assessed in 100 neonates. The cutoff value was estimated beyond which there was significant hyperbilirubinemia. Results: The cutoff value of cord bilirubin >2.02 mg/dl had sensitivity and specificity of 87.5-70.8%, respectively, with positive predictive value of 0.39 and negative predictive value of 0.965 for subsequent hyperbilirubinemia. Conclusion: The cutoff value of cord bilirubin level estimated is 2.02 mg/dl can be used to predict significant neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
