Maternal sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by an infection during pregnancy, childbirth, post-abortion, or the ...

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 ...

Values above 70% are normal in children (normally 75% to 80%) and should therefore not be used as a sign of sepsis in newborns or children. Values of 3.5 to 5.5 are normal in children and ...

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 is a major cause of death among infants within the first 28 days of birth in India --- The Lancet Global Health’s research paper A third of newborns in special care units at ...

Among the 1 to 2.5% of newborns presenting with hyperthermia, <10% have culture-proven sepsis. 10 In septic newborns, temperature instability more frequently presents as hypothermia. The exact ...

Data shared by Dr Vanketesh from PGIMER, Chandigarh, revealed that overall, out of the 5,226 births in 2023, 1,948 were premature, and among the 214 newborns dying, 179 were preterm, comprising 83 ...