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A mixed-method study on antimicrobial resistance infection drivers in neonatal intensive care units: pathways, risks, and solutions

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2025 Feb 21;14(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s13756-025-01520-x. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) complicates treatment of healthcare-associated infections, …

Major blood stream infection-causing bacterial pathogens, antimicrobial resistance patterns and trends: a multisite retrospective study in Asmara, Eritrea (2014-2022)

Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2025 Feb 21;24(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s12941-025-00780-0. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: An important knowledge gap exists on the epidemiology of blood stream infections (BSIs) in …

Association between levothyroxine supplementation for hypothyroidism in late pregnancy and risk of prematurity: a population-based cohort study

BMC Med. 2025 Feb 21;23(1):105. doi: 10.1186/s12916-025-03934-1. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hypothyroidism in pregnancy is associated with obstetrical and fetal complications, such as prematurity. However, whether its …

When is the optimal diagnostic biopsy timing of acetylcholinesterase staining in Hirschsprung disease?

BMC Pediatr. 2025 Feb 21;25(1):126. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-05459-1. ABSTRACT PURPOSES: The preoperative diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease (HD) requires a rectal mucosal biopsy and acetylcholinesterase (AchE) staining. …

Bifidobacterium And Lactobacillus Bacteremia among Infants Receiving Probiotics in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

J Pediatr. 2025 Feb 19:114521. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114521. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Multi-strain probiotic formulations (MPF) have been used in infants born preterm for more …

Influenza virus-induced type I interferons disrupt alveolar epithelial repair and tight junction integrity in the developing lung

Mucosal Immunol. 2025 Feb 19:S1933-0219(25)00020-0. doi: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2025.02.002. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Recently, we demonstrated that influenza A virus (IAV)-infected murine neonates lacking a functional …