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…enerations of Palestinians. To take one illustrative example, a meningitis epidemic during June–August 2025 demonstrated how the systemati…

…from 5.59 million in 1990 to 6.31 million in 2019. 1 Late onset neonatal sepsis is an infection occurring in newborns after 72 hours of life, t…

…tion Timely administration of IV aciclovir reduces mortality in HSV encephalitis. Early diagnosis is however challenging due to non-specific sym…

…ren with no underlying medical conditions. Twenty-two (35%) had meningitis, 19 (31%) children required intensive care and 13 (21%) died or…

…eptococcus (GBS) remains a leading cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis in the UK, with an incidence of around 0.9 per 1000 live births…

…uted for linezolid in combination therapy in phase 2 trials for pulmonary TB where it performed well and appears to be better tolerated than…

…Background Corticosteroids are recommended for the treatment of septic shock but are understudied in Africa. We aimed to determine (1) chara…

…anifestations are well recognised, EBV-associated pneumonia and meningitis are rare complications, often posing diagnostic challenges due …

…ves comparing corticosteroids versus placebo in PLHIV receiving TB treatment.Quality assessment, data extraction and analysis Thre…

…ological morbidity defined using ICD-10 codes as one or more of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, neonatal seizures, intraventricular haemorrhage, intraventricu…

…ith a 70% effective vaccine could prevent approximately 400 000 neonatal sepsis cases and 80 000 deaths annually worldwide, including Africa. K…

…n significantly reduced the duration of antibiotic treatment in neonatal late onset sepsis, without increasing mortality or serious adverse events.Trial r…