title: [Perinatal bacterial infections of the newborn infant].
abstract: The perinatal bacterial infections are one of the main causes of the neonatal morbidity and mortality. The aim of the present study is to reveal the recent achievements in the prenatal identifying and prevention of the neonatal infections and to discuss the pathogenic mechanisms and risk factors for their development. The contemporary laboratory tests for early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis and its clinical manifestations and the therapeutic strategies in the different forms of sepsis and new prophylactic methods are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Neonatology, Specialized Hospital in Obstetrics and Gynecology Maichin dom, Medical University-Sofia.
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authors.lastname: Zhekova
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000151:congenital* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control
vernacular_title: Bakterialni infektsii na novorodenoto v perinatalniia period.