Infectious Diseases

This might be useful to some, covers paediatrics and some neonates. "Waiting until 48 hours to stop antibiotic therapy in all children is an outdated approach. Research shows that 90% of bacteria will have grown by 24 hours and 95% by 36 hours. In children with low BSI suspicion, stopping antibiotics at 24–36 hours with good safety-netting advice avoids unnecessary hospitalisation without jeopardising patient safety" https://ep.bmj.com/content/edpract/106/4/244.full.pdf Just for fun.......anyone stopping at 24 hours?

In case the mother serology unknown, what are you doing in case of extreme premature babies than 1000g?? Are you give HBIg and vaccine to these babies within 12 hr Sent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro using Tapatalk

Hi everyone ! CMV controversy again - who performs systematic CMV screening in pregnancy? - does anyone give antiviral drug (valaciclovir) during early pregnancy in case of maternal primary infection, in order to prevent vertical transmission? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140673620318687?via%3Dihub

Former 27 weeker, 895 gram male (now 1700+ and 36 and 6/7). STAT C-section for abruption, Apgars 1/3/5. Suspected antepartum anoxia/hypoxemia based on blood gases. Developed renal failure, elevated transaminases, etc. Very difficult respiratory mgmt, at 2 months of life, still on 5LPM HFNC and 50% FiO2 which is far outside the norm for us. This weekend, increased frequency and severity of apnea prompted a septic workup, including viral respiratory panel by RT-PCR. Negative for all the common resp viruses (including RSV, metapneumo, and flu), negative blood culture (now day 3), but positive for SARS-CoV-2. Tested mother, negative at admission, positive now. We…

Is there a role for FFP in the management of sclerema neonatorum?

Dear Colleagues In extreme preterm babies who failed hearing screening at the time of discharge. do you screen these babies for cyotmegalovirus infection although the age is 2-4 months old?

Hi Do you use beta glucan to assess for possible fungal infections?

Dear colleagues, Please visit www.perinatalcovid19.org for links to newly published articles on covid-19. Some of the new articles are listed below. They address transmission methods, clinical presentation, preventive measures, and effects of covid-19 on healthcare workers. These new articles are in red font and are labeled as 'new'. Gautham Gale et al, 2020. 66 confirmed cases of neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection Kyle et al, 2020. Review of newborn outcomes DiToro et al, 2020. Maternal and neonatal outcomes systematic review Horbar et al, 2020. Covid-19 and newborn care (Vermont Oxford Network) Sacks et al, 2020. Protecting newborns durin…

Dear Colleagues, As I have shared before, www.perinatalcovid19.org is a free website that provides many useful resources for management of mothers and babies during the covid-19 pandemic. Please visit and browse through the publications, guidelines, and other useful links. I have added some interesting new articles that are 'hot off the press' - these are labeled as 'New' and are in red font. Hope you find this site useful!

Dear Colleagues, As we navigate our way through the covid-19 pandemic, leadership has emerged as one of the most important factors for success (or failure) in dealing with the challenges we face, both in healthcare, and in society in general. We invite you to participate in a survey on healthcare leadership during the covid-19 pandemic. With this survey we hope to identify the challenges and barriers you have encountered, how you dealt with these challenges, and what personal effects you experienced in dealing with this pandemic. Your valuable responses will he…