Early-onset neonatal bacterial infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in preterm newborns. It is most often caused by ascending infection via the maternal genital tract.

Metagenomic analysis of vaginal microbiota at delivery outperforms traditional screening methods in identifying newborns at ...

Study of 201 countries finds neonatal sepsis rates declining overall, but mortality tracks hunger and inequality, exposing persistent regional disparities.

A genetic signature in newborns can predict neonatal sepsis before symptoms even start to show, according to a new study. The study, led by University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University ...

"Until meningitis is ruled out through lumbar puncture, septic very-low-birth-weight infants at high risk of mortality should receive empiric antimicrobials with high delivery through the blood-brain ...