AstraDx will receive $3 million to develop a test that detects and identifies pathogens and analyzes antimicrobial ...
Newborns are highly vulnerable to health issues like respiratory distress, jaundice, and infections due to their immature ...
For infants born before 34 weeks of gestation and with a birth weight <1,000 g, probiotics used in neonatal units are ...
The diagnostics startup is developing a testing platform that uses digital imaging and signal processing for pathogen identification and susceptibility determination.
Meconium-stained amniotic fuid (MSAF) is observed in 5% to 20% of laboring patients, with the incidence reaching ...
AURORA, Colo. -- Adverse maternal outcomes, particularly sepsis, increased in pregnancies with previable premature rupture of ...
The system means babies admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit with sepsis are rapidly tested and given an alternative antibiotic if they are positive, avoiding a lifetime of deafness. In ...
Not only do these bacteria cause neonatal sepsis, but they’re a major cause of pneumonia, blood and urinary tract infections in elderly and immunocompromised adult hospital patients. In 2019, ...
Previable premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is when the amniotic sac, the protective membrane that surrounds the fetus, ruptures before 22 weeks of gestation. When it occurs so early in pregnancy, ...