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    Candidal Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Observational Study
    (Kare Publ, 2023) Tunc, Gaffari; Toksoz, Arife; Kilicbay, Fatih
    Objectives: The aims of this study were to evaluate the demographic characteristics, risk factors, mortality rates, and laboratory findings of infants with fungal sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).Methods: This retrospective multicenter study included patients in NICU with Candida spp isolated in blood cultures between November 01, 2019, and September 01, 2022. The patients were evaluated in two groups as Group 1 infants with Candida albicans and Group 2 infants with Candida non-albicans positive blood cultures.Results: Candida infection was detected in blood cultures in 57 of 3450 patients admitted to the NICU. A total of 57 infants in-cluded in the study. Candida infection was determined 1.6% of infants in the study population, and 57% of them were extremely pre-term infants. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of laboratory data. Normal vaginal birth was determined at a higher rate in Group 1. In Group 2, length of hospital stay, duration of total parenteral nutrition (TPN), and mechanical ventilation (MV) were determined to be longer. The mortality due to Candida fungemia was determined as 35%, and of these patients, 65% had an additional medical condition.Conclusion: In accordance with the literature, this study showed that prolonged MV and longer TPN increased the incidence of fungal sepsis. Therefore, to decrease the fungal sepsis rate of NICU, shortening the hospital stay and effective screening programs are recommended.
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    Outcomes of rescue exchange transfusion in severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
    (Cukurova Univ, Fac Medicine, 2022) Kilicbay, Fatih; Toksoz, Arife; Tunc, Gaffari
    Purpose: Urgent treatment in newborns with severe hyperbilirubinemia is the removal of bilirubin from the body by exchange transfusion (ET) as the main treatment modality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of newborns with severe hyperbilirubinemia who underwent ET in two neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Materials and Methods: The clinical data were collected of 28 newborns who had undergone rescue exchange transfusions after hospitalization with a diagnosis of severe hyperbilirubinemia in NICUs of a university hospital and a state hospital. Results: Evaluation was made of 28 newbons with a median serum bilirubin level on admission of 31.2 (20.3-36.8) mg/dL. The leading cause for exchange transfusion was hemolytic jaundice (67.8%), followed by inadequate feeding (14%). The most common cause of hyperbilirubinemia was Rh incompatibility. The reported rate of adverse events associated with exchange transfusion was 71%. The most common complications due to ET were thrombocytopenia and anemia. Four infants died after the ET therapy. Acute bilirubin encephalopathy (ABE) was detected in 39% of the newborns. Serum bilirubin and bilirubin/albumin ratios were found to be high in newborns with ABE. Conclusion: Newborns with severe hyperbilirubinemia, especially when related to hemolytic jaundice, may need rescue ET. As newborns with severe hyperbilirubinemia with a high bilirubin/albumin ratio are at risk of ABE, ET should be considered in these cases