The incidence of neonatal early-onset sepsis (EOS) has declined substantially over the last
2 decades, primarily because of the implementation of evidence-based intrapartum …

Early-onset sepsis (EOS) remains a serious and often fatal illness among infants born
preterm, particularly among newborn infants of the lowest gestational age. Currently, most …

Progress has been made in the reduction of morbidity and mortality from neonatal sepsis.
However, diagnosis continues to rely primarily on conventional microbiologic techniques …

Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both preterm and term infants.
Early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) presents within the first 72 h of life. Diagnosis is difficult …

Background: Premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) is the principal risk factor for
neonatal sepsis. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) has been investigated for early diagnosis of neonatal …

The fetus can deploy a local or systemic inflammatory response when exposed to
microorganisms or, alternatively, to non-infection-related stimuli (eg, danger signals or …

Preeclampsia (PE) is a complex, multisystem disorder that remains a leading cause of
morbidity and mortality in pregnancy. Four main classes of dysregulation accompany PE …

Objective: Neonates born to mothers with clinical chorioamnionitis at term are at an
increased risk of infection. Acute subchorionitis, chorioamnionitis, and funisitis are …

Background Neonatal sepsis (NS) is a common systemic disease that causes morbidity and
mortality in newborns. But there is no ideal biomarker that can be used in the early diagnosis …

Background Early onset sepsis (EOS) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm
infants, yet diagnosis remains inadequate resulting in missed cases or prolonged empiric …