Monitoring nosocomial bacterial infections in neonatal intensive care unit at Zagazig University Hospital

This study aimed at monitoring nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care unit by tracing the source of infection [nurses, neonates and environment]. The sample was composed of 22 nurses, 60 newly admitted neonates and 16 neonates who manifested sepsis during a period of 6 months, in addition to 22 swabs taken from environment. The results revealed that all the groups who participated in the study were colonized by bacteria. Nurses were the first source of infection where they completely neglected hand washing and had poor levels of performance of hand-washing and universal precaution. Nurses nails were colonized by coagulase negative staphylococci [36.4%] and coagulase positive staphylococci [27.2%]. The throats of 54.5% of them were colonized by streptococci. Neonates were colonized by coagulase negative staphylococci and Klebsiella in their ears, axillae, nose, anus and umbilicus. Windows of incubators and floors were colonized by both coagulase negative and positive staphylococci. Bacteriological surveys of nurses should be conducted yearly and continuous in-service programs should be offered to them

Plasma follicle stimulating hormone [FSH] level in some psychotic disorders

This study was done on 24 female patients and 8 control volunteers. The patients included 16 schizophrenics and 8 psychotic depressives, according to PSE Catego computer program. The study was based on measuring FSH level in plasma in both groups before and after therapy. The results showed that, on comparative assessment of basal FSH levels in control subjects vs. Groups of schizophrenics and depressives, there were significant decreases of basal FSH levels in both groups. While on comparing the basal FSH level in both schizophrenics and depressives before and after antipsychotic therapy, there were no significant differences between pre and post-medication states