Prognostic role of TOPS in ambulance-transferred neonates in a low-resource setting: a retrospective observational study.

Background: Assessing the severity of transferred neonates at admission can improve resource allocation. This study evaluated the role of TOPS (illness severity score including temperature, oxygen saturation, skin perfusion and blood sugar) in predicting mortality in neonates transferred by ambulance in a low-resource setting.

Methods: The study was conducted at Beira Central Hospital (Mozambique).

HIV Encephalopathy in ART-Naïve, Hospitalized Infants in Mozambique.

Introduction: The neurodevelopmental impact of HIV infection in older children has been well-described, with characterization of HIV-associated encephalopathy (HIVE) and associated cognitive defects. HIVE is relatively common in older children who were vertically infected. The sparse literature on HIVE in infants suggests that incidence may be up to 10% in the first year of life, but no studies were identified that specifically evaluated hospitalized infants.