Infections of the fetus and newborn infant.

Report of a family with a Harlequin newborn from Iran

Harlequin Ichthyosis is a dermal disorder that always lead to an early death after birth. Although the clinical characteristics of this disorder has been described perfectly but the molecular basis of which isn’t clear well. Harlequin fetus is an Autosomal recessive trait and prenatal diagnosis is possible by embryo skin biopsy after fetoscopy. This case was a male newborn who died 4 days after...

Perinatal Herpesvirus Infections

Maternal infection with a number of viruses during pregnancy and in the peripartum period can result in transmission of the virus to the fetus and newborn infant. In some cases these infections in newborn infant can result in significant morbidity and mortality, depending on the specific viral agent, the age of virus acquisition, and perhaps more importantly, characteristics of the maternal inf...

Bacterial infections of the fetus and the newborn infant.

We may not be able to make you love reading, but infections of the fetus and the newborn infant will lead you to love reading starting from now. Book is the window to open the new world. The world that you want is in the better stage and level. World will always guide you to even the prestige stage of the life. You know, this is some of how reading will give you the kindness. In this case, more...

Group B Streptococcal Sepsis in a Newborn: a Case Report

Newborns’ bacterial infections due to group B Streptococcus (GBS) happen in two forms including early-onset disease or late-onset disease. In this paper, we report a case of early-onset GBS infection in a male infant. A 22-year-old primigravid woman delivers a term normal looking male infant. Nasal flaring, grunting, and poor feeding presented soon after birth. An empiric treatment wit...

Current Concepts of Infections of the Fetus and Newborn Infant

A Model of the Respiratory System in the Newborn Infant

A dynamic mathematical model is presented which successfully simulates the respiratory control system of the newborn infant in different physiological conditions. The primary objective in constructing this model has been to provide a simulation aid in the investigation of maturation of the respiratory system, and the respiratory disorders during the newborn period, without the need for invasive...