neonatal intensive care News
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Microbial Outbreak Results in Deaths at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Cinnaminson, NJ, August 8th, 2012 The Health Minister of the Bahamas recently ordered an investigation into an outbreak of a microbial pathogen at a neonatal intensive care unit. The outbreak, caused by a type of bacteria known as Acinetobacter baumannii, is believed to have sickened eight infants and caused two of the infants to die. Outbreaks of Acinetobacter baumannii in healthcare ...
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Study Results Are In On A Potential Non-Invasive Treatment For Rds
For little lungs everywhere, the families that love them, and the neonatologists who care for them, there’s news coming out of ONY Biotech, a family-focused neonatology pharmaceutical company. Today, ONY Biotech announced the results of a clinical trial on its aerosolized surfactant for newborns with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), a disorder caused by lack of surfactant that can ...
By ONY Biotech
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Recent microbiome study finds that Intus Bio’s products differentiate closely related gut bacteria in premature infants
Products from Intus Biosciences demonstrated high-resolution tracking of specific bacterial strains in a recent microbiome study, the results of which are being applied to better understand how pathogens and commensals become established in premature infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU), with the goal of improving outcomes for premature infants. Intus Biosciences is a microbiome ...
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New study reports activated B. infantis EVC001 feeding substantially reduces enteric inflammation, diaper rash and antibiotic use in preterm infants
Researchers publishing in the peer-review journal Frontiers in Pediatrics report that pre-term infants fed Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (activated B. infantis EVC001) experienced significantly lower level of intestinal inflammation, 62% less diaper rash, and required 62% fewer antibiotics– all of which are critical health indicators in neonatal care. The study, Impact of ...
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