Background The improvement in survival of preterm infants is accompanied by an increase
in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions. Prolonged length of stay in the NICU …

The term neonatal sepsis is used to describe a generalized bloodstream infection of
bacterial, viral, or fungal origin which is associated with hemodynamic changes and other …

Background Early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis is essential to prevent severe complications
and avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics. The mortality of neonatal sepsis is over 18% in …

Background The length of hospital stay of very-low-birth-weight neonates (birth weight<
1500 g) depends on multiple factors. Numerous factors have been reported to influence the …

Background Late-onset neonatal sepsis (LOS) is common in preterm neonates, with
increasing incidence in recent years. In the present study, we examined the epidemiology …

Introduction: Nosocomial infections (NI) are frequent complications in neonatal intensive
care units (NICU) which result in high morbidity and mortality. Aim: To determine and …

Background: Ongoing care of surviving very low birth weight infants (VLBWI) is associated
with increases in medical costs. Thus, knowing their length of hospital stay (LHS) will assist …

Neonates are at increased risk for bacterial sepsis. We established that the immune-
suppressive cytokine interleukin-27 (IL-27) is elevated in neonatal mice. Similarly, human …

Background Differences in morbidities between spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) and
necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) are unknown. Methods Prospectively collected multicenter …

Healthcare-associated sepsis (HAS) is a life-threatening complication in neonatal intensive
care. Research into the impact of HAS on mortality adjusted for comorbidities is however …