Sepsis remains a significant cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity, especially in low-and
middle-income countries. Neonatal sepsis presents with nonspecific signs and symptoms …

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most frequent and lethal disease of the gastrointestinal
tract of preterm infants. At present, NEC is thought to develop in the premature host in the …

Sepsis is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in neonates. Presenting clinical
symptoms are unspecific. Sensitivity and positive predictive value of biomarkers at onset of …

Importance Excessive antibiotic use has been associated with altered bacterial colonization
and may result in antibiotic resistance, fungemia, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and …

Although currently available data are variable, it appears that the incidence of surgical
necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) has not decreased significantly over the past decade …

Importance Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) has long remained a significant cause of
morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units. While the mainstay of treatment for …

Background: Sepsis is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Clinical
suspicion may lead to overuse of antibiotics. The objective of this study was to assess the …

Neonatal sepsis remains one of the key challenges of neonatal medicine, and together with
preterm birth, causes almost 50% of all deaths globally for children younger than 5 years …

Despite decades of research on necrotizing enterocolitis, we still do not fully understand the
pathogenesis of the disease, or how to prevent or how to treat it. However, as a result of …

Neonatal early-onset sepsis (EOS) is defined as an invasive infection that occurs in the first
72 h of life. The incidence of EOS varies from 0.5–2% live births in developed countries, up …