There is limited evidence regarding the predictive value of neonatal screening for late-onset sepsis, according to a study published in the Journal for Hospital Infection. Researchers conducted a ...

Neonatal sepsis is a critical and potentially fatal condition caused by a widespread infection in newborns during their first 28 days of life Read on to find out its symptoms risks complications ...

Newborn sepsis—a bloodstream infection occurring in the first weeks of ... BLIPI was used to screen 19 infants at multiple timepoints—eight full-term and 11 preterm—and showed clear ...

GBS can cause sepsis, a life-threatening reaction to an infection, in the newborn. Worldwide, GBS accounts for around 50,000 stillbirths and as many as 100,000 infant deaths per year.

Sepsis in newborn babies used to be rare but not any more. The chances of a newborn ­contracting it stands at one in 200 and it’s always serious. Thing is, the sepsis is quite often caused by a ...

If the sepsis occurred later, it was thought to be the result of poor hygiene, either in a neonatal care unit or at home. But this view has become a great deal more nuanced in recent years .

A British family is sharing the warning signs of sepsis after their newborn nearly died from the life-threatening complication while on vacation. Rachel Millbank and her husband, Tim, 34, had set ...

Background. Infection of the newborn due to group B Streptococcus (GBS) (Streptococcus agalactiae, a gram-positive Diplococcus), is acquired from colonized birth canal or after rupture of ...

The 25 cases of neonatal sepsis observed by Silverman and Homan 24 from 1937 to 1948 included only 4 infections with streptococci, their groups not specified; 14 of these infections were caused by ...

Neonatal sepsis affects infants who are fewer than 28 days old. It’s the body's reaction to an infection. Sepsis may result in swelling in the infant’s body and could also result in organ failure.

More than a third of newborns diagnosed with sepsis— a life-threatening immune system response to an infection— could die, a study published recently in The Lancet Global Health journal said.