Newborns are highly vulnerable to health issues like respiratory distress, jaundice, and infections due to their immature ...

A genetic signature in newborns can predict neonatal sepsis before symptoms even start to show, according to a new study. The study— Predictive gene expression signature diagnoses neonatal ...

The diagnostics startup is developing a testing platform that uses digital imaging and signal processing for pathogen identification and susceptibility determination.

Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. Clinical diagnosis is difficult and no reliable diagnostic test exists. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a central mediator ...

AURORA, Colo. -- Adverse maternal outcomes, particularly sepsis, increased in pregnancies with previable premature rupture of ...

Meconium-stained amniotic fuid (MSAF) is observed in 5% to 20% of laboring patients, with the incidence reaching ...

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Researchers reported findings that suggest that for pregnant women who develop previable PROM, the risk of being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, needing a blood transfusion, and/or developing ...

Despite persistent racial and ethnic disparities in postoperative sepsis and septic shock risk, there is no evidence of inequity in regard to failure-to-rescue (FTR) rates for either condition. These ...

The workshop focused on enhancing infection prevention and control practices through hands-on training, live demonstrations, ...