Infectious Diseases and Complications in Neonates

A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Infectious Diseases".

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Academic Affiliate in Pediatrics-Pediatric Allergology, Pediatric Pulmonology-Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
Interests: pediatric allergology; pediatric pulmonology; pediatrics; neonatology; neonatal infectious dideases

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Department of Paediatrics, Patras Medical School, University General Hospital of Patras, 26504 Ρίο, Greece
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Professor of Pediatrics & Neonatology, Head of the Department of Pediatrics_NICU, PICU, University General Hospital of Patras, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Neonatal infections can present with non-specific symptoms and signs, which may also be due to non-infectious causes. Hence the empirical use of antimicrobials is a widely accepted practice in neonatology. However, the prolonged and occasionally unnecessary use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials in NICUs increases the risk of Candida colonization and invasive infection, necrotizing enterocolitis, late-onset neonatal sepsis and death. Recent data also suggest the development of long-term effects of the overuse of antimicrobials in neonates occurring via their intestinal microbiome damage, such as the development of atopy.

We are interested in original articles and reviews that describe an original research or therapeutic advances in all aspects of the allergies mentioned above.

We are looking forward to your contribution.

Dr. Aggeliki Vervenioti
Dr. Despoina Gkentzi
Prof. Dr. Gabriel Dimitriou
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Keywords

  • pediatric
  • infectious diseases
  • diagnosis
  • treatment
  • prevention
  • neonate
  • complications

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Serological Outcome in the First Months of Life of Children Born to Mothers with SARS-CoV-2 Infection during Pregnancy
by Gemma Pons-Tomàs, Irene Martínez-de-Albeniz, María Ríos-Barnés, Anna Gamell, Sílvia Simó-Nebot, Sol Balsells-Mejía, María Hernández-García, Maria Melé-Casas, Emilia Sánchez, Manuel Monsonis, Amadeu Gené, Marta López, Dolors Salvia, Juan-José Garcia-García, Claudia Fortuny and Victoria Fumadó
Children 2024, 11(9), 1095; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11091095 - 6 Sep 2024
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Background: The objective of this study is to analyze the transplacental transmission of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, their persistence in newborns, the factors that may influence this transmission, and the protection these antibodies confer over time. Methods: This prospective cohort was conducted in a tertiary [...] Read more.
Background: The objective of this study is to analyze the transplacental transmission of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, their persistence in newborns, the factors that may influence this transmission, and the protection these antibodies confer over time. Methods: This prospective cohort was conducted in a tertiary pediatric hospital in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region, Spain. It included neonates born to mothers who had SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy or delivery between August 2020 and January 2022. We followed the recruited children for at least six months, and blood tests were performed to determine the presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Results: A total of 101 children were recruited. Among the serologies performed on children under three months of age, 44/82 were positive (53.7%). Newborns whose mothers presented more severe disease exhibited higher seropositivity odds (coefficient 9.747; p = 0.002). There were increased preterm deliveries when maternal infection occurred closer to the time of delivery. No severe SARS-CoV-2 infections were detected in children during the follow-up. Conclusions: Slightly more than half of the SARS-CoV-2 serologies performed in the first three months were positive. This appears to confer protection during early childhood. The severity of maternal infection is the most significant factor influencing the transmission of antibodies in children born to unvaccinated mothers. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Infectious Diseases and Complications in Neonates)
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