Prevalence and determinants of post-neonatal mortality in East Africa: a multilevel analysis of the recent demographic and health survey [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsBackgroundOne of the most common measures of society's health is mortality among neonates. Developing and developed countries still differ significantly in neonatal mortality rates.
Alebachew Ferede Zegeye +12 more
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Cytokine dysregulation persists in childhood post Neonatal Encephalopathy [PDF]
BMC Neurology, 2020 Background Cytokines are possible mediators of neuroinflammation and associated with adverse outcome in neonatal encephalopathy (NE). Our aim was to explore cytokine response in children with Neonatal Encephalopathy (NE) at school age compared to age ...
Zunera Zareen +6 more
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Non-accidental broom sticks injury as a cause of post-neonatal tetanus [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 Introduction: non accidental injury sustained following deliberate self-harm or inflicted by parents or caregivers for disciplinary, traditional and therapeutic measures have grave consequences including exposing the incompletely child to post neonatal ...
Eyong Komomo +3 more
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Spatial and temporal patterns of infant mortality and its components in Rio de Janeiro [PDF]
Saúde em Debate, 2023 Objectives. The study aims to assess the trend of neonatal, post-neonatal, and infant mortality from 1996 to 2020 within the metropolitan region of the state of Rio de Janeiro and other regions. Methods.
Nádia Cristina Pinheiro Rodrigues +3 more
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Enteroviral Infections in the First Three Months of Life
Pathogens, 2022 Enteroviruses (EVs) are an important source of infection in the paediatric age, with most cases concerning the neonatal age and early infancy. Molecular epidemiology is crucial to understand the circulation of main serotypes in a specific area and period
Marcello Sandoni +9 more
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Antibiotic Use in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates After an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Antibiotics, 2021 There is insufficient data regarding antimicrobial stewardship (AS) and outcomes of very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates after AS programs. This observational, retrospective study addressed AS and outcomes of VLBW neonates admitted to an Italian level ...
Alberto Berardi +9 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 ObjectiveTo compare two strategies [the neonatal sepsis risk calculator (NSC) and the updated serial clinical observation approach (SCO)] for the management of asymptomatic neonates at risk of early-onset sepsis (EOS) and neonates with mild non ...
Alberto Berardi +16 more
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Late-Onset Sepsis Mortality among Preterm Infants: Beyond Time to First Antibiotics
Microorganisms, 2023 Objective: To investigate the impact of timing, in vitro activity and appropriateness of empirical antimicrobials on the outcome of late-onset sepsis among preterm very low birth weight infants that are at high risk of developing meningitis. Study design:
Francesca Miselli +12 more
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Safety and Success of Lumbar Puncture in Young Infants: A Prospective Observational Study
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 Objective: This study aims to evaluate safety and success rates of lumbar puncture (LP) and to identify factors associated with adverse events or failure of LP in infants.Methods: This two-center prospective observational study investigated infants ...
Luca Bedetti +15 more
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Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse and Therapeutic Hypothermia: What’s Going On?
Children, 2022 Sudden unexpected postnatal collapse (SUPC) is a rare event, potentially associated with catastrophic consequences. Since the beginning of the 2000s, therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has been proposed as a treatment for asphyxiated neonates after SUPC ...
Luca Bedetti +11 more
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