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Neonatal Medicine

Molecular and phenotypic characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus isolates recovered from medically vulnerable children: An exploratory analysis of a phase 2/3 randomized, double-blind, palivizumab-controlled trial of nirsevimab (MEDLEY)

Vaccine. 2024 Sep 5;42(24):126276. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126276. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Nirsevimab is an extended half-life monoclonal antibody (mAb) licensed for the prevention of …

Neonatal Medicine

Geographical variation and predictors of missing essential newborn care items during the immediate postpartum period in Ethiopia: Spatial and multilevel count analyses

PLoS One. 2024 Sep 6;19(9):e0308104. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308104. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Essential Newborn care (ENC) is a High-quality universal newborn health care devised by the …

Neonatal Medicine

A multiscale geographically weighted regression analysis of teenage pregnancy and associated factors among adolescents aged 15 to 19 in Ethiopia using the 2019 mini-demographic and health survey

PLoS One. 2024 Sep 6;19(9):e0310025. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310025. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Teenage pregnancy remains one of the major reproductive health problems, especially in sub-Saharan African …

Neonatal Medicine

Effects of the timing of maternal antiretroviral therapy initiation, CD4 count, and HIV viral load on birth outcomes in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa: A secondary data analysis

PLoS One. 2024 Sep 6;19(9):e0308374. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308374. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) use during pregnancy is essential to prevent vertical transmission of HIV, …