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Group B strep infection survivors face greater risk of neurodevelopmental impairments and underlines need for follow-up care

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Invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease, notably meningitis, during the first days and months of a baby’s life can have persistent effects for children and hence their families, according to...

Severe COVID-19 infection appears rare in newborn babies, suggests a new study

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A UK-wide analysis, led by researchers from Imperial College London and the Nuffield Department of Population Health at the University of Oxford, is the first study analysing COVID-19 infections in newborns...

COVID-19 and newborns in China: Researchers say babies experienced mild symptoms

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Researchers have identified a total of four cases of newborn babies with COVID-19 infection in China. In all cases the babies experienced only mild symptoms with none requiring intensive care or mechanical...

South Africa: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak at Tembisa hospital neonatal unit

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The National Institute of Communicable Diseases in South Africa is reporting an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae at the neonatal unit at Tembisa...

CMV test for newborns receives FDA nod

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of a new diagnostic test to aid in detecting a type of herpes virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) in newborns less than 21 days of age. “Although...

C. difficile: Protecting vulnerable newborns

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Newborns require special diagnosis and treatment considerations for an infectious diarrhea known as Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection, according to a new evidence-based white paper published this...

Maternal placenta consumption (placentophagy) after birth offers no increased risk to newborns: OSU study

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The largest study of its kind found mothers who consumed their placenta passed on no harm to their newborn babies when compared to infants of mothers who did not consume their placenta. The joint study...

Kroger: Mold prompts recall of Comforts FOR BABY Purified Water with Fluoride

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting the public to a recall of Comforts FOR BABY Purified Water with Fluoride with certain sell by dates, sold by Kroger in various affiliated stores, due...

Herpes simplex virus type 1 and the newborn: Why the risk of serious infection increased?

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Interferon is a crucial component of the human immune system’s response to infection by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), but how important a role it plays in determining the severity of disease...

Study finds no increased risks to newborns linked to flu drugs taken at pregnancy

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A study published by The BMJ today finds no increased risks to newborn babies if their mothers have taken drugs to prevent or treat influenza during pregnancy. This is the largest study to date to assess...