A genetic signature in newborns can predict neonatal sepsis before symptoms even start to show, according to a new study. The study— Predictive gene expression signature diagnoses neonatal ...

A third of newborns in special care units at Indian district hospitals suffer from neonatal sepsis, a potentially fatal bloodstream infection, a research paper published in The Lancet Global ...

Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. Clinical diagnosis is difficult and no reliable diagnostic test exists. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a central mediator ...

Neonatal sepsis results in more than 5,50,000 deaths globally every year. India accounts for nearly one-fourth of the global burden of infection-related deaths. Sepsis remains a major hurdle to ...