Infections in Neonates

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• Overview of Neonatal Infections
  • Prenatal (in utero) infection
  • Intrapartum infection
  • Postpartum infection
  • Risk factors for neonatal infection
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Neonatal Sepsis
  • General references
  • Etiology
    • Early-onset neonatal sepsis
    • Late-onset neonatal sepsis
    • Etiology references
  • Pathophysiology
    • Early-onset neonatal sepsis
    • Late-onset neonatal sepsis
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Symptoms and signs reference
  • Diagnosis
    • CBC, differential, and smear
    • Lumbar puncture
    • Blood cultures
    • Urinalysis and culture
    • Other tests for infection and inflammation
    • Diagnosis references
  • Treatment
    • Antimicrobials
    • Other treatment
    • Treatment references
  • Prognosis
    • Prognosis reference
  • Prevention
    • Maternal indications for group B streptococcus prophylaxis
    • Prevention references
  • Key Points

• Neonatal Hospital-Acquired Infection
  • General references
  • Etiology
    • Etiology reference
  • Prevention
  • Colonization reduction
  • Hand hygiene
  • Infection surveillance
  • Antibiotics
  • Vaccination
  • Prevention references
  • Key Points

• Neonatal Pneumonia
  • Etiology
    • Etiology references
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Chlamydial Pneumonia
    • Treatment

• Neonatal Bacterial Meningitis
  • General references
  • Etiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Symptoms and signs reference
  • Diagnosis
    • Diagnosis references
  • Treatment
    • Empiric antibiotic therapy
    • Organism-specific antibiotic therapy
    • Adjunctive measures
  • Prognosis
  • Key Points

• Neonatal Listeriosis
  • General reference
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Prognosis
    • Prognosis references
  • Prevention
  • Key Points

• Neonatal Conjunctivitis
  • Etiology
    • Etiology references
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment reference
  • Prevention
    • Prevention references
  • Key Points

• Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection
  • General reference
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Localized disease
    • Disseminated disease
    • Symptoms and signs reference
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Prognosis
    • Prognosis references
  • Prevention
    • Prevention references
  • Key Points

• Neonatal Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection
  • Etiology
    • Etiology reference
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Prognosis
  • Prevention
    • Prevention references
  • Key Points

• Congenital and Perinatal Cytomegalovirus Infection (CMV)
  • General reference
  • Etiology
    • Etiology references
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Symptoms and signs reference
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment reference
  • Prognosis
    • Prognosis references
  • Prevention
    • Prevention references
  • Key Points

• Congenital Rubella
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment references
  • Prevention
    • Prevention reference
  • Key Points

• Congenital Syphilis
  • General references
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
    • Early congenital syphilis
    • Late congenital syphilis
    • Follow up
  • Treatment
    • Prenatal management
    • Early congenital syphilis
    • Older infants and children with newly diagnosed congenital syphilis
    • Treatment references
  • Prevention
    • Prevention reference
  • Key Points

• Congenital Toxoplasmosis
  • General reference
  • Etiology
    • Etiology reference
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment references
  • Prognosis
  • Prevention
    • Prevention reference
  • Key Points

• Perinatal Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
    • Diagnosis reference
  • Treatment
    • Pregnant patients with a positive tuberculin test
    • Pregnant patients with active TB
    • Neonates with a positive tuberculin test
    • Asymptomatic neonates whose mother or close contacts have active TB
    • Neonates with active TB
    • Treatment references
  • Prevention
    • Prevention reference
  • Key Points