First-line treatment of neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with ampicillin-gentamicin — as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) — needs to be reassessed, a ...
Neonates with suspected early-onset sepsis are often treated aggressively with antibiotics before infection is confirmed. NICE has recommended a gentler approach Up to one in 10 neonates are ...
A term, appropriate for gestational age (AGA) baby with no dysmorphism and no significant maternal risk factors, who cried immediately after birth, developed hypoglycaemic seizures at 10 hours of life ...
Sepsis leads to life-threatening organ failure due to dysregulated host responses to infection and presents uniquely across age groups. Neonatal sepsis, affecting infants in their first 28 days, ...
"Until meningitis is ruled out through lumbar puncture, septic very-low-birth-weight infants at high risk of mortality should receive empiric antimicrobials with high delivery through the blood-brain ...
As a parent, you want nothing more than to see your newborn healthy and happy, but have you ever wondered how you’d know if something was wrong? One serious condition to watch out for is neonatal ...
Has the over-use of antibiotics created a deadly risk to newborns? Kamala Thiagarajan investigates the hidden health crisis devastating families around the world – and the solutions that could stop it ...
Decrease in spontaneous activity, reluctance to feed, rapid breathing and trouble staying awake are all warning signs of neonatal sepsis that should not be ignored. Neonatal sepsis is a blood ...
The author is Neonatologist & Paediatrician, Motherhood Hospital, Kharghar. Anyone may catch an infection, and practically any illness can result in sepsis, the body’s overreaction to an infection.
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