Introduction Globally, infections cause an estimated 1 million neonatal deaths annually, representing over 40% of all neonatal deaths. , Overwhelming host response to a microbial infection, or neonatal sepsis, is defined as infection in the first 28 days of life;…
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by infection with the bacterium Treponema pallidum . Congenital syphilis results when the infection is transmitted from a pregnant mother to her fetus. Syphilis has been known for a long time to cause…
Listeria monocytogenes is a serious and sometimes lethal pathogen, especially for pregnant women and their fetuses, the newborn, and for older adults and immunocompromised individuals. The pathogen was first described in 1926 by Murray and colleagues during an investigation of…