Antimicrobial resistance is a major threat to the Sustainable Development Goal to reduce
neonatal mortality to 12 per 1000 live births [1]. Current global rates are at 17 per 1000 live …

Neonatal sepsis causes significant mortality and morbidity worldwide. Diagnosis is usually
confirmed via blood culture results. Blood culture sepsis confirmation can take days and …

Neonatal sepsis causes up to an estimated 680,000 deaths annually worldwide,
predominantly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). A significant and growing …

Infection is a potentially preventable cause of perinatal mortality but there is only limited
epidemiological information on which to develop prophylactic guidelines. The aim of this …

Materno-foetal infection is one of the commonest complications in obstetrics. Prophylactic
antibiotics could improve the prognosis of preterm premature rupture of the membranes …

Antibiotics are invaluable in the management of neonatal infections. However, overuse or
misuse of antibiotics in neonates has been associated with adverse outcomes, including …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this prospective study was to determine whether the timing of
prophylactic antibiotics at cesarean delivery influences maternal/neonatal infectious …

Antibiotics are administered to the vast majority of preterm newborns and to a substantial
proportion of term infants in the hours after birth due to risk for early-onset sepsis. The …

Infections are common during pregnancy, and a significant number of pregnant women are
exposed to antibiotics. Urinary tract infections such as bacteriuria, cystitis, and pyelonephritis …