Acute inflammatory lesions of the placenta consist of diffuse infiltration of neutrophils at
different sites in the organ. These lesions include acute chorioamnionitis, funisitis, and …

Early-onset sepsis remains a common and serious problem for neonates, especially preterm
infants. Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the most common etiologic agent, while Escherichia …

These clinical practice guidelines are an update of the guidelines published by the
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in 2009, prior to the 2009 H1N1 influenza …

In January 2015, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development invited an expert panel to a workshop to address numerous knowledge gaps …

La prematuridad es un grave de problema de salud pública por la gran morbilidad y
mortalidad que generan, además, de los elevados costos económicos y sociales que …

Sepsis is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in neonatal populations. There has
been constant search of an ideal sepsis biomarker that have high sensitivity, specificity …

Neonatal sepsis continues to be a common and significant health care burden, especially in
very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBW< 1500 g). Though intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis has …

Sepsis is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in neonates. Presenting clinical
symptoms are unspecific. Sensitivity and positive predictive value of biomarkers at onset of …

Neonatal sepsis is associated with severe morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period.
Clinical manifestations range from subclinical infection to severe local or systemic infection …

OBJECTIVE: To define a quantitative stratification algorithm for the risk of early-onset sepsis
(EOS) in newborns≥ 34 weeks' gestation. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective nested …