The virus, that can cause a variety of symptoms, ranging from mild colds to severe pneumonia, seems to have made its way to India too, with more than 15 cases already. It is known to impact young ...

Pneumonia contributes to between 750 000 and 1.2 million neonatal deaths and an unknown number of stillbirths each year world wide. The aetiology depends on time of onset. Gram negative bacilli ...

Conclusions: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a frequent nosocomial infection in newborns. Only duration of mechanical ventilation has been identified as an independent risk factor for ...

Autopsy findings suggest that congenital pneumonia is a common cause of neonatal death, especially among preterm infants. Congenital pneumonia should be considered as a possible diagnosis in any ...

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs ... just before or during RSV season (usually fall to spring in the U.S.). This vaccine can protect the newborn from severe RSV illness. If the mother did not ...

Clinical characteristics and laboratory results of cases with neonatal pneumonia were compared in terms of presence of NARDS diagnosis based on the Montreux Definition. The NARDS group and non-NARDS ...

About 10% of term neonates present with respiratory distress at birth. The most common aetiologies include transient tachypnoea of the newborn, pneumonia and meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS).

Group B streptococcus (group B strep) is a type of bacteria that causes illness in newborn babies, pregnant women, the elderly, and adults with other illnesses, such as diabetes or liver disease.

Doctors may do other tests to be sure nothing else causes the symptoms, such as a heart problem or pneumonia. Most babies with MAS get medical care in a special care nursery or neonatal intensive care ...