Background Vaginal discharge syndrome (VDS) is a common clinical diagnosis during
pregnancy in Botswana; it is treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics using a syndromic …

Background Diagnosis and treatment of early-onset sepsis (EOS) of the newborn remains a
controversial issue among providers due to the non-infectious symptomology which exists in …

Objective To determine whether prophylactic azithromycin is associated with the vaginal
bacterial microbiome and clinical outcomes in subfertile women undergoing in vitro …

Preterm neonates are at high risk of infectious and inflammatory diseases which require
antibiotic treatment. Antibiotics influence neonatal gut microbiome development, and …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Suspected early onset sepsis drives most antibiotic use
in the newborn nursery. The Kaiser Sepsis Calculator (KSC) is a validated tool that safely …

Objective To evaluate the quality of delivery care in maternity wards in Brazil and Mexico
based on good practices (GP) and adverse events (AE), in order to identify priorities for …

Responsible use of antibiotics is critical to preserve their effectiveness and to minimize
adverse outcomes associated with overuse and misuse. Newborn infants are a unique …

Objective The use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials, such as third and fourth-generation, are
responsible for emergence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms in neonatal units …

Background To examine the use of abdominal ultrasound (AUS) as a diagnostic adjunct in
the diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in cases where abdominal radiography …

Background Neonatal bacterial infections have been associated with rising antimicrobial
resistance levels. This has led to increasing neonatal morbidity and mortality in poorly …