A newborn baby who died in a Glasgow hospital after developing an infection was “stable” the day before she passed away, an ...

Recent steps to prevent neonatal sepsis due to group B Streptococcal infection have lowered the attack rate from this organism, but may not have lowered overall sepsis rates. Mortality from sepsis ...

Sophia Smith was just 11 days old when she died at the Glasgow hospital. She had become ill with an infection similar to MRSA ...

Instagram influencer Ruby Natalie is determined to help other parents through their grief after sharing the heartbreaking ...

A genetic signature in newborns can predict neonatal sepsis before symptoms even start to show, according to a new study. The study— Predictive gene expression signature diagnoses neonatal ...

Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. Clinical diagnosis is difficult and no reliable diagnostic test exists. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a central mediator ...

Background: Early-onset sepsis is a common diagnosis in neonatal intensive care units. Because of the low incidence, overtreatment is also common. Objective: To measure the sensitivity and ...

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