Neonatal and Perinatal Infections

Amira M. Khan; Shaun K. Morris; Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2017.03.008

Neonatal and Perinatal Infections

Amira M. Khan
, Shaun K. Morris
, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

Institute for Global Health and Development, Pakistan

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Abstract

Lack of success in achieving considerable reductions in neonatal mortality is a contributory factor in failing to achieve Millennium Development Goal 4.2.6 million neonates still die each year, with preterm birth and infections the two leading causes. Maternal infections and environmental and infant factors influence acquisition of viral and bacterial infections in the perinatal and neonatal period. Scaling up evidence-based interventions addressing maternal risk factors and underlying causes could reduce neonatal infections by 84%. The emergence of new infections and increasing antimicrobial resistance present public health challenges that must be addressed to achieve substantial reductions in neonatal mortality.

Original language	English (UK)
Pages (from-to)	785-798
Number of pages	14
Journal	Pediatric Clinics of North America
Volume	64
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2017.03.008
Publication status	Published - Aug 2017

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Keywords

Antimicrobial resistance
Maternal health
Maternal infection
Neonatal morbidity
Neonatal mortality
Neonatal sepsis
Younger-than-5 mortality

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