All cases of neonatal bacteremia occurring at Neonatal Department of Pediatric Clinic, Catholic University of Rome, from January 1976 to December 1983 were examined retrospectively. Twenty-seven (30%) newborn infants with positive blood cultures for coagulase-negative staphylococcus were identified.
Neonatal sepsis is very common in preterm infants, and severe morbidity during the neonatal period is a major cause of osteopenia of prematurity. We examined the effect of neonatal sepsis on bone turnover markers in premature infants. Twenty-four premature infants participated in the study. Ten of
A newborn girl with hemorrhagic purpura, suspected neonatal sepsis, and pale and dry skin was lethargic with remarkable hepatosplenomegaly, convergent strabismus, severe anemia, and elevated alkaline phosphatase activity. Radiographs showed a generalized increase in bone density, small medullary
Background It is known that thyroid hormones have effects on bone development. In particular, the effect of thyroid hormones on osteopenia of prematurity (OOP) has not been examined in preterm infants. Our study aimed to examine the relationship between OOP and congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in
OBJECTIVE
To determine the clinical and biochemical factors associated with biliary atresia.
METHODS
This retrospective study was carried at the Pediatric Hepatobiliary Clinic, of a tertiary care referral center, from May 2005 to April 2006. Thirty-three infants with neonatal cholestasis were
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