Neonatal sepsis remains a critical challenge in neonatal care, representing one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income settings. Characterised by a ...

An analysis of invasive Escherichia coli samples from newborns at a US pediatric hospital found rising rates of resistance to ...

Among the 981,869 children, 0.8% were diagnosed with sepsis and less than 0.1% diagnosed with meningitis; overall, 1.2% of children developed epilepsy during the study period. Children with clinically ...

The 2026 World Hand Hygiene Day campaign is spotlighting maternal health, linking timely hand hygiene to preventing sepsis in mothers and newborns. WHO and PAHO emphasize that many ...

First-line treatment of neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with ampicillin-gentamicin — as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) — needs to be reassessed, a ...

Sepsis leads to life-threatening organ failure due to dysregulated host responses to infection and presents uniquely across age groups. Neonatal sepsis, affecting infants in their first 28 days, ...

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 off ...

An international clinical trial co-led by UCL (University College London) researchers will evaluate much-needed new antibiotic combinations for newborn babies with sepsis. The trial, which has started ...

E coli is a major neonatal pathogen in the United States and a leading cause of sepsis and mortality in newborns. A 2025 ...

A new study into sepsis in neonatal babies has uncovered the secrets of the bacteria’s success in causing this life-threatening condition. Using genomic sequencing, they have found how certain strains ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Azithromycin administered to women in labor during planned vaginal delivery reduced their risks for sepsis and ...