Neonatal Medicine
Neonatal Medicine

The diagnostic value of abdominal ultrasound in the progression of necrotizing enterocolitis in low-birth-weight neonates

Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Oct 24;104(43):e45427. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000045427. ABSTRACT The present study aims to assess the value of the intestinal wall thickness, intestinal peristalsis combined with …

Pediatric cardiac surgery in Sudan before the 2023 armed conflict: patterns, outcomes, and quality indicators from a single-center experience in a low-resource setting

BMC Pediatr. 2025 Oct 24;25(1):859. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-06245-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Sudan’s pediatric cardiac surgery services improved over the past decade, especially after the 2022 national free …

Noninvasive assessment of classic and high PPROM using cervicovaginal podocalyxin and nephrin: Findings from a prospective observational study

Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Oct 24;104(43):e45383. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000045383. ABSTRACT This study assesses the diagnostic and prognostic value of cervicovaginal amniotic fluid (CVAF) podocalyxin (PDX) and nephrin …

Correlation analysis between positivity rate of immunoglobulin G antibodies against pertussis toxin among community-based populations and reported pertussis incidence in Shandong, China: a seven-year seroepidemiological study

BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 24;25(1):1404. doi: 10.1186/s12879-025-11802-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The reported annual incidence of pertussis in China has shown a marked increase over the …

Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein (I-FABP) as a Sensitive and Specific Biomarker for Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) in Pre-Term Infants

J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Oct 22:162741. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162741. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) levels have been shown to …