Background During the last six decades, extensive use of antibiotics has selected resistant
strains, increasing the rate of fatal infectious diseases, and exerting an economic burden on …

Background The umbilical cord is a structure made of blood vessels and connective tissue
that connects the baby and placenta in utero. The umbilical cord is cut after birth, which …

Despite significant global progress in recent decades, 1 bacterial infections (sepsis,
meningitis, and pneumonia) continue to account for approximately 700 000 neonatal deaths …

Background Antibiotic resistance is a threat in developing countries (DCs) because of the
high burden of bacterial disease and the presence of risk factors for its emergence and …

Umbilical cord care varies often reflecting community or health-worker beliefs. We undertook
a review of current evidence on topical umbilical cord care. Study quality was assessed …

Abstract Background In 2018 Pakistan initiated its national antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
surveillance aligned with Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System (GLASS). To …

Background Preventable newborn deaths are a global tragedy with many of these deaths
concentrated in the first week and day of life. A simple low-cost intervention, chlorhexidine …

Objectives The epidemiology of disease caused by group B Streptococcus (GBS;
Streptococcus agalactiae) outside pregnancy and the neonatal period is poorly …

Methods: The study was conducted in Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh, with the
objective to assess the effect of two cord care regimens–human breast milk and 4 …

Introduction: There is still some uncertainty on cord care practices all around the world,
especially in developing countries. The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of six …