Outcomes of multiple gestation births compared to singleton: analysis of multicenter KID database.

Background: The available data regarding morbidity and mortality associated with multiple gestation births is conflicting and contradicting.

Objective: To compare morbidity, mortality, and length of stay (LOS) outcomes between multiple gestation (twin, triplet and higher-order) and singleton births.

Methods: Data from the national multicenter Kids' Inpatient Database of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project from the years 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, and 2016 were analyzed using a complex survey design using Statistical Analysis System (SAS) 9.

Trichomonas vaginalis Brain Abscess in a Neonate.

We describe a case of cerebral trichomoniasis in a neonate in whom seizures and multiorgan failure developed during treatment for staphylococcal sepsis. Brain abscesses were identified with cranial sonography, and Trichomonas vaginalis was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid samples. The patient died despite metronidazole therapy.