Neonatal EOS, a severe bloodstream infection that strikes within the first three days of life, is a major cause of infant ...

Neonatal bacterial meningitis can appear within hours or days after birth, with symptoms ranging from temperature instability and feeding difficulties to seizures and neurologic deficits. Early ...

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Highest risks for epilepsy seen for children with meningitis and culture-positive meningitis. HealthDay News — Early-onset neonatal sepsis and meningitis are associated with an increased risk for ...

An increased risk for epilepsy was also seen in association with culture-positive sepsis, while the risks were highest in children with meningitis and with culture-positive meningitis. HealthDay News ...

Among the sample of 981,869 children, researchers found that the incidence rate of epilepsy was 1.6 and 0.9 per 1000 person-years for children with diagnosed sepsis and those without an infection, ...

Among the 981,869 children, 0.8% were diagnosed with sepsis and less than 0.1% diagnosed with meningitis; overall, 1.2% of children developed epilepsy during the study period. Children with clinically ...