2 In 2011, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) revised their
guidance on the 10 timing of intravenous prophylactic antibiotic administration for …

Antibiotics—perhaps the single biggest advance in modern medicine. The widespread use
of penicillin beginning shortly after World War II changed the way we think of infection …

Objective To describe clinical, laboratory, and antibiotic treatment characteristics in pregnant
or recently pregnant women diagnosed with maternal sepsis. Methods A retrospective …

Objective: To investigate the prescriptions of systemic antibiotics in a population of pregnant
women in Italy, to identify socio-demographic factors associated with increased risk of being …

This review summarises evidence and guidance in the guideline on antibiotics for the
prevention and treatment of early-onset neonatal infection published by the National Institute …

Background Infections during gestation, delivery and the postnatal period can jeopardise not
only the mother, but also the child. Along with chromosomal abnormalities and …

Objective: To review the treatment of common bacterial and viral infections occurring in the
pregnant patient. Data Sources: A literature search of MEDLINE was performed (inception to …

Certain infections, such as UTI, may have an increased incidence during pregnancy owing
to physiological changes. Between 2 and 10% of pregnant women have covert or …

Neonatal sepsis is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among young infants. Early-
onset sepsis occurs in the first 3 days of life and is typically caused by Escherichia coli or …

The spread of antibiotic resistance due to the use and misuse of antibiotics around the world
is now a major health crisis. Neonates are exposed to antibiotics both before and after birth …