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1 day ago · Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) are a major cause of neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that over 80% of these sepsis ...
1 day ago · Maternal sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency defined as organ dysfunction resulting from infection during pregnancy, childbirth, abortion, miscarriage, or the postpartum period. Neonatal sepsis describes sepsis in an infant’s first 28 days of life. The U.S. has the third highest rate of maternal mortality of all high-income ...
4 days ago · Neonatal sepsis is the third leading cause of mortality during the neonatal period, with manifestations atypical and obscure. But the gold standard-blood culture test, requiring 3–5 days, makes it difficult to unveil the final pathogen and leads to the increasing ratio of false-negative results.
3 days ago · Background Neonatal Sepsis remains a significant burden globally, accounting for over 2.5 million neonatal deaths annually, with low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) including Ghana disproportionately affected. The current study sought to ascertain the prevalence of neonatal sepsis and associated factors based on analysis of institutional records from Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) in ...
If the distention is associated with tachycardia, tachypnea, apnea, temperature instability, and irritability, the etiology of the distention becomes more concerning for infection, and the evaluation should include a sepsis workup in addition to further evaluation of the gastrointestinal (GI) system.
4 days ago · This can be used in some diseases (neonatal sepsis/respiratory distress syndrome [RDS]) to diagnose acid-base imbalance if an arterial blood gas can't be obtained. Although arterial blood gas is preferred, venous samples show good validity in terms of pH, P co 2 , and H CO 3 .
5 days ago · Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA Correspondence Eric Brum Ortigoza, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
