Infants of women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased risk for infection, particularly in the first 3 days of life, that is explained in large part by preterm birth. Investigators ...

Recently immunized febrile infants aged 6-12 weeks exhibited a low risk for invasive bacterial infections (IBIs), with a significantly lower risk for non-IBI within the first 24 hours after ...

Infants older than 60 days old experienced a lower infection rate when administered tight glycemic control care following cardiac surgery, but the inverse was true for patients younger than 60 days ...

Using a biologic therapy to manage rheumatoid arthritis may not significantly increase an infant's risk for developing opportunistic infections like pneumonia, meningitis, and tuberculosis, according ...

Infants are not eligible to be vaccinated for the flu until they are 6 months old. In this large cohort study, flu vaccination during pregnancy was associated with a 44% reduction in influenza ...

A large Finnish cohort study reveals that subtle shifts in maternal and infant gut bacteria could signal a higher risk of respiratory infections in babies, pointing to new avenues for prevention in ...

RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, activity is higher than it was at the same time last year. Texas is extending access to ...

Low temperatures can increase the risk of illness in newborns since their immune systems are still growing, and they have problems regulating body temperature. Dress them up in layers, with their ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers studied data from nearly 430,000 children to find factors related to RSV illness. What they found ...