{"id":30748,"date":"2026-07-10T10:20:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30748"},"modified":"2026-07-10T12:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:34:47","slug":"neonatal-sepsis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/neonatal-sepsis\/","title":{"rendered":"Neonatal Sepsis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Neonatal Sepsis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Striking at the heart of antimicrobial resistance, the international NeoSep 1 trial to evaluate life-saving antibiotic combinations for newborns with sepsis has expanded to India, with the first baby being recruited at the JIPMER in Puducherry. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Neonatal Sepsis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>life-threatening bloodstream infection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that occurs in<\/span><b> babies under 90 days <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">old<\/span><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> often affecting <\/span><b>premature or low-birth-weight infants.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the<\/span><b> leading causes of neonatal mortality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the world, <\/span><b>taking 30% to 50% of babies\u2019 lives.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Neonatal Sepsis <\/b><b>Cause<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Bacterial infections <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are the <\/span><b>most common cause <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of neonatal sepsis.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be caused by bacteria such as <\/span><b>Escherichia coli (<a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/escherichia-coli\/\" target=\"_blank\">E coli)<\/a>, Listeria,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and some strains of <\/span><b>streptococcus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>herpes simplex virus (HSV) can also cause<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a severe infection in a newborn baby. This happens most often<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when the mother is newly infected with HSV.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Neonatal Sepsis <\/b><b>Classification<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Early-onset sepsis (EOS):\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It presents <\/span><b>at or before 72 hours<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>source <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of infection has been traditionally believed to be the <\/span><b>maternal genital tract.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Late-onset sepsis (LOS):\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It presents <\/span><b>after 72 hours<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LOS can be either <\/span><b>healthcare-associated (HAI)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or<\/span><b> community-acquired<\/b> <b>infection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Neonatal Sepsis <\/b><b>Symptoms<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infants with neonatal sepsis may have the following symptoms:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Body temperature changes<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Breathing problems<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Diarrhea <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or decreased bowel movements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low blood sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced movements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced sucking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Seizures<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slow or fast heart rate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swollen belly area<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vomiting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Yellow skin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and whites of the eyes (<\/span><b>jaundice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Neonatal Sepsis <\/b><b>Treatment<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sepsis in newborns is <\/span><b>curable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It must be treated in a hospital, usually through <\/span><b>antibiotics transmitted intravenously.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/multi-centric-study-to-contain-antimicrobial-resistant-neonatal-sepsis-begins-in-india\/article71201226.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neonatal Sepsis is a life-threatening bloodstream infection that occurs in babies under 90 days old, often affecting premature or low-birth-weight infants. 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