Objective To assess the severity of the disease and the long-term cardiac prognosis for
neonates who developed enterovirus (EV) myocarditis within the first weeks of life. Design …

The discovery of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) as essential components of the innate immune
system has greatly advanced our knowledge and understanding of immune responses to …

Background: In an era with increased maternal antibiotic use, patterns in early-and late-
onset sepsis and antibiotic susceptibility may have changed. Objectives: To identify …

Background: Enteroviruses (EV) are an important cause of neonatal disease including
hepatitis, meningoencephalitis, and myocarditis that can lead to death or severe long-term …

Background: The incidence of viral infections in patients treated in the neonatal intensive
care unit (NICU) is not well-known. We summarized the data of all patients with laboratory …

Abstract Interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and procalcitonin (PCT) are important
parameters in the diagnosis of sepsis and for differentiating between viral and bacterial …

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are the major causative microorganisms in
neonatal nosocomial sepsis. Previous studies have shown that CoNS sepsis in the neonatal …

Objectives To examine the variation in quantity and classes of antibiotics used in all 10
tertiary care neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in the Netherlands during 2005. Methods …

Evidence is increasing for a role of polymorphisms in maternal or fetal innate immune
response genes in preterm birth. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are important receptors in the …

Background: Clinical signs of sepsis are frequently observed after removal of a
percutaneously inserted central venous catheter (PCVC) in neonates admitted at our …