Obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine guidelines

Maternal and neonatal infections

PubMed Free Full Text

Neonatal infections

Canada

• British Columbia Perinatal Health Program
  • Eye Care and Prevention of Opthalmia Neonatorum [2001]

International

• Cochrane Library
  • Vancomycin for prophylaxis against sepsis in preterm neonates [2009]
  • Topical umbilical cord care at birth [2009]
  • Topical ointment for preventing infection in preterm infants [2009]
  • Prophylactic versus selective antibiotics for term newborn infants of mothers with risk factors for neonatal infection [2009]
  • Prophylactic systemic antibiotics to reduce morbidity and mortality in neonates with central venous catheters [2009]
  • Prophylactic intravenous antifungal agents to prevent mortality and morbidity in very low birth weight infants [2009]
  • Prophylactic antibiotics to reduce morbidity and mortality in neonates with umbilical venous catheters [2009]
  • Prophylactic antibiotics to reduce morbidity and mortality in neonates with umbilical artery catheters [2009]
  • Pneumococcal vaccination during pregnancy for preventing infant infection [2009]
  • Pentoxifylline for neonatal sepsis [2009]
  • Oral immunoglobulin for the treatment of rotavirus diarrhoea in low birth weight infants [2009]
  • Oral immunoglobulin for the prevention of rotavirus infection in low birth weight infants [2009]
  • One dose per day compared to multiple doses per day of gentamicin for treatment of suspected or proven sepsis in neonates [2009]
  • Intravenous immunoglobulin for suspected or subsequently proven infection in neonates [2009]
  • Intravenous immunoglobulin for preventing infection in preterm and/or low-birth-weight infants [2009]
  • Granulocyte transfusions for neonates with confirmed or suspected sepsis and neutropaenia [2009]
  • G-CSF and GM-CSF for treating or preventing neonatal infections [2009]
  • Diazepam for treating tetanus [2009]
  • Antibiotic regimens for suspected early neonatal sepsis [2009]

New Zealand

• Auckland District Health Board
  • Antibiotics for Neonatal Sepsis [2007]
  • Vaccination Schedule [2005]
  • Chickenpox Exposure [2005]
  • Congenital Infection [2000]
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Neonatal Protocol

South Africa

• Newborn Care Manual - Perinatal Education Programme
  • Infection [2005]

United States of America

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Immunization of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants [2009]

• Minnesota Department of Health
  • Neonatal Sepsis

• University of Michigan Evidence-Based Pediatrics
  • Asymptomatic, Full-Term Infants Born to Mothers Treated for Chorioamnionitis Require Conservative Evaluation and Treatment [2004]
  • There is Insufficient Evidence to Support the Use of G-CSF in Neonates with Sepsis [2003]
  • A Left-Shifted WBC Count is Modestly Effective at Diagnosing and Excluding Sepsis in Neonates [2001]

WHO

• WHO Reproductive Health Library
  • Topical umbilical cord care at birth [2004]

Articles in journals

• British Medical Journal
  • Infection in the preterm infant [2004]

• Clinical Chemistry
  • Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis: A Clinical and Laboratory Challenge [2004]

• Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • Mycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas as Neonatal Pathogens [2005]
  • Clinical Microbiology of Bacterial and Fungal Sepsis in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants [2004]

• Infection and Immunity
  • Neonatal Innate Immunity to Infectious Agents [2006]

• Pediatrics
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections in the Neonate [2003]
  • Implementation of Evidence-Based Potentially Better Practices to Decrease Nosocomial Infections [2003]
  • Evaluation and Development of Potentially Better Practices to Prevent Neonatal Nosocomial Bacteremia [2003]

{Related topics}

• Guidelines
  • Tuberculosis in pregnancy
  • Trichomoniasis in pregnancy
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Tetanus in pregnancy and newborn
  • Sexually transmitted diseases in pregnancy
  • Rubella
  • Obstetrics, perinatology
  • Neonatology
  • Malaria in pregnancy
  • Infections in pregnancy
  • Herpes infections in pregnancy and newborn
  • Hepatitis in pregnancy and newborn
  • Hepatitis
  • HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Group B streptococcal infections
  • Gonorrhea in pregnancy and newborn
  • Genital infections, sexually transmitted diseases
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • Congenital syphilis
  • Chlamydia infection in pregnancy
  • Candidiasis in pregnancy and newborn
  • Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy