Infectious diseases in early life in industrialized countries.
A specific group of pathogens is important in neonatal infections. An understanding of the epidemiology, pathogenesis and etiology of neonatal infections has led to interventions which have decreased the risk of transmission or acquisition of infection in the newborn period. The interventions span the spectrum of preventive medicine from infection control, to antibiotics, to antivirals and to vaccines. However, the individual case management of the expectant mother is as critical to the control of neonatal infections as broad public health policies.
Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. peter.wright@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu
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D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019049:Developed Countries; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*