Neonatal Paenibacilliosis: Paenibacillus Infection as a Novel Cause of Sepsis in Term Neonates With High Risk of Sequelae in Uganda

Abstract Background Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus may be an underdiagnosed cause of neonatal sepsis. Methods We prospectively enrolled a cohort of 800 full-term neonates presenting with a clinical diagnosis of sepsis at 2 Ugandan hospitals. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction specific to P. thiam...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2023-09, Vol.77 (5), p.768-775
Main Authors: Ericson, Jessica E, Burgoine, Kathy, Kumbakumba, Elias, Ochora, Moses, Hehnly, Christine, Bajunirwe, Francis, Bazira, Joel, Fronterre, Claudio, Hagmann, Cornelia, Kulkarni, Abhaya V, Kumar, M Senthil, Magombe, Joshua, Mbabazi-Kabachelor, Edith, Morton, Sarah U, Movassagh, Mercedeh, Mugamba, John, Mulondo, Ronald, Natukwatsa, Davis, Kaaya, Brian Nsubuga, Olupot-Olupot, Peter, Onen, Justin, Sheldon, Kathryn, Smith, Jasmine, Ssentongo, Paddy, Ssenyonga, Peter, Warf, Benjamin, Wegoye, Emmanuel, Zhang, Lijun, Kiwanuka, Julius, Paulson, Joseph N, Broach, James R, Schiff, Steven J
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Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Disease Progression
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Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus
Infant, Newborn
Major
Neonatal Sepsis
Paenibacillus
Pregnancy
Sepsis - complications
Sepsis - drug therapy
Sepsis - epidemiology
Uganda - epidemiology
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