BACKGROUND In Cameroon, sustainable effort needs to be done to reduce the current neonatal mortality rate from 21 deaths per 1000 live births to the global target of fewer than ten deaths per 1000 live births by 2035. We aimed to determine the neonatal hospital mortality rate and predictors of neonatal hospital mortality (NHM) in a major referral sub-urban hospital of Cameroon in a bit to formu...

www.thelancet.com Published online April 2, 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60204-5 1 The substantial reduction of mortality in children younger than 5 years during the past decade is one of the most notable recent achievements in global health. The total number of deaths among children in this age group decreased from 9·88 million in 2000 to 6·28 million in 2013. However, the redu...

Catheter–related bloodstream infections (CR-BSIs) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the NICU, occurring at rates ranging from 11.3 per 1,000 catheter days in infants <1,000 g to 4 per 1,000 catheter days in infants >2,500 g. Cost-effective and successful educational interventions aimed at nurses have been shown to decrease CR-BSIs with adults, but no such studies address neo...

Across the placenta infections include Toxoplasma gondii, Treponema pallidum, Listeria monocytogenes, Plasmodium falciparum (malaria), rubella and cytomegalovirus (CMV). Ascending maternal infection and chorioamnionitis causing fetal infection, usually subsequent to prolonged rupture of membranes. Perinatal infection acquired during birth via the haematogenous or genital route. These include hu...

Across the placenta infections include Toxoplasma gondii, Treponema pallidum, Listeria monocytogenes, Plasmodium falciparum (malaria), rubella and cytomegalovirus (CMV). Ascending maternal infection and chorioamnionitis causing fetal infection, usually subsequent to prolonged rupture of membranes. Perinatal infection acquired during birth via the haematogenous or genital route. These include hu...