📢 NEWS: Kenya joins GARDP’s NeoSep1 Part 2 trial on #NeonatalSepsis.

The trial has started enrolling newborn babies with sepsis at Kilifi County Hospital (Kilifi) Coast General Teaching & Referral Hospital (Mombasa) and Mbagathi Hospital (Nairobi).

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📢 NEWS: Kenya joins @gardp.bsky.social NeoSep1 Part 2 trial on #NeonatalSepsis.

The trial has started enrolling newborn babies with #sepsis at Kilifi County Hospital (Kilifi) Coast General Teaching & Referral Hospital (Mombasa) and Mbagathi Hospital (Nairobi). 🇰🇪

Antibiotic treatment for neonatal sepsis: changing trends and future directions - Drugs in Context This article provides an updated review on the aetiology and diagnosis of neonatal sepsis, antibiotic management and antibiotic stewardship.

💊 Antibiotic treatment for neonatal sepsis: changing trends and future directions

Fung et al.

www.drugsincontext.com/antibiotic-t...

#Neonatology #NICU #Pediatrics #AntibioticStewardship #NeonatalSepsis #MedicalResearch #PatientSafety
@medsky.social @me.pharmsky.app @antimicrobial.bsky.social

Rising Antibiotic Resistance in Southeast Asian Newborns

Across Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, 9 in 10 Klebsiella isolates resist first‑line antibiotics in severe newborn sepsis. getnews.me/rising-antibiotic-resist... #southeastasia #neonatalsepsis

Silent Invader: Probable Phreatobacter oligotrophus Sepsis in a Preterm Neonate Phreatobacter oligotrophus is a recently described genus first isolated from ultrapure water in a Hungarian power plant. It has not been reported to be associated with any human infections.

'Silent Invader: Probable Phreatobacter oligotrophus Sepsis in a Preterm Neonate' - a case report in the #JaypeeJournals 'Pediatric Pulse: Advancing Neonatal and Child Health' Collection on #ScienceOpen:

🖇️ #NeonatalSepsis #NovelPathogen #NICU #PediatricInfectiousDisease

The Smallest Victims of Drug Resistance - One Health Trust In this podcast, Dr. Mike Sharland tells us about neonatal sepsis and the need for better antibiotics for vulnerable babies. 

In this OWOH #podcast, Dr. Mike Sharland of St. George's University & @who.int tells us about the terrifying growth of drug-resistant infections in newborns, #neonatalsepsis, and the need for better antibiotics for vulnerable babies.

Tune in: onehealthtrust.org/news-media/p...

Comment la recherche sur les nouveau-nés en Afrique occidentale a mené à la conception d’un outil canadien pouvant prédire l’apparition d’une maladie mortelle chez les bébés du monde entier - IRSC

#SavezVousQue Un bébé peut sembler en parfaite santé à la naissance, mais être atteint d’une maladie potentiellement mortelle en l’espace de quelques jours : le #sepsis.

www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/f/54375.html...

#Sepsis #NeonatalSepsis #SepsisNéonatal #medsky #larecherchefaitladifference

Recent publications by our Action on Sepsis members💡 This consensus statement identifies 9 key outcomes to standardize reporting and improve synthesis in neonatal sepsis research. Read here ➡️ shorturl.at/Ro6bz #Sepsis #NeonatalSepsis

#AMR in Africa high on the agenda at the #EDCTPForum in Kigali.

Dr Raphael Chanda of ReAct Africa called for more investment to tackle the huge burden of AMR on the continent.

The session was chaired by Dr Christina Obiero who is leading GARDP’s #NeonatalSepsis clinical trial in Kenya.

#neosky #neoEBM #neonates #neonatalsepsis #sepsis #africa @plosglobalpublichealth.org @espr-esn.bsky.social @vanessacarteramr.bsky.social

📢 Speaker Announcement
👉 Register today at sdi25.vfairs.com/en/

We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Rolando, a leading researcher in early disease detection, as a speaker at the #SDI4thAnnualConference this June!
#NeonatalSepsis #InnovativeDiagnostics #WomensHealth #PublicHealth #Diagnostics

Amazing to present our work (with @tinamwat.bsky.social) on developing blood culture processes in Harare 🇿🇼 at #ESCMID2025 #ESCMIDGlobal

And great to meet others + chat about the work's impact in #neonatalsepsis + #AMR #AMS #antimicrobialstewardship

@thruzim.bsky.social

Source: DALL-E, OpenAI, 2025.

🧪 New research alert: The urgent challenge of #NeonatalSepsis in low-resource settings.
⚠️ High AMR ⚠️ Vulnerable newborns ⚠️ Limited diagnostic access.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10219-0
🔗https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10406-z
🔗janeonatology.org/index.php/jan/article/vi...

Are you at #ESCMID2025 #ESCMIDglobal?

Do you care for patients with neonatal sepsis, and work in sub-Saharan Africa?

Please complete this survey looking at care of neonates + fighting #AMR in sub-Saharan Africa

#neonates #neonatalsepsis #sepsis

Do you care for patients with neonatal sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa?

🫵We want to hear from YOU!

redcap.sun.ac.za/surveys/?s=N9A…

❓Why❓
To explore clinicians views on diagnostics, antibiotics and guidelines

📢In English, French or Portuguese.

#neonatalsepsis #neonates #sepsis

Source: DALL-E, OpenAI, 2025.

🌍 Shining a light on #NeonatalSepsis in Africa—responsible for up to 29% of neonatal deaths.
🆕 Read our latest review (bit.ly/neonatal_sep... ) + take our short survey to improve care:
🔗 bit.ly/neonatal_sur...
#GlobalHealth #AMR

📢 Now live! Don't miss our latest #NeonatologyNow episode 'Neonatal Sepsis' with Dr Tobias Strunk. Discover the latest care approaches for our tiniest patients! 🍼 #Neonatology #Podcast #NeonatalCare #NICU #NeonatalSepsis

Azithromycin for prevention: How much do we know about its potential to save mothers and infants? Drs. Lisa Noguchi and Bina Valsangkar highlight azithromycin’s historical successes and trace the drug’s path through time, helping clarify the evidence for reducing maternal, neonatal, and child mort...

For decades, researchers have studied #Azithromycin's role in preventing life-threatening infections.

Drs. Lisa Noguchi and Bina Valsangkar (of @jhpiego.bsky.social) explore the evidence, emerging science, and potential challenges: alignmnh.org/2024/07/30/a...

#SDGs #MaternalSepsis #NeonatalSepsis

Our trainee presentations continue with Dr Samuel Neal’s talk on ‘Clinical prediction models to diagnose #neonatalsepsis in low- and middle- income countries’.

Should we focus on validating our models rather than creating new ones?

#BPAIIGWinterMeeting2024
#PaedsIDSky #PedsIDSky #IDSky