Newborns facing 'unnecessary delays' in treating infections

 

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Early-onset neonatal infections, usually caused by organisms passed from yves saint laurent 2012 mother to baby during birth, include group B Streptococcus (GBS), E.coli, Pseudomonas and Klebsiella.

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The infections may also cause babies to develop cortical ysl shoes sale lesions in the brain, and subsequently cause neuro-developmental delay.