The right antibiotic for the right neonate? A prospective observational cohort study at a district hospital in Pemba, Tanzania.

Background: The highest neonatal mortality is in Sub-Saharan Africa, where neonatal sepsis accounts for approximately 50%. At Pemba Island, Tanzania, we examined the use of prophylactic antibiotics in neonates and related it to WHO guidelines and compared clinical signs of infection with the use of antibiotic treatment; furthermore, we aimed to investigate all use of antibiotic treatment in the neonatal period.

Method: This prospective observational cohort study was performed from 1 January 2022 to 15 April 2022 at a district hospital on Pemba Island, Tanzania.

Unexplained fever in children-Benefits and challenges of FDG-PET/CT.

Aim: To explore [fluorine-18]-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron-emission-tomography/computed tomography ( FDG-PET/CT) in patients where standard investigations were non-diagnostic.

Methods: We reviewed medical records of previously healthy children who had FDG-PET/CT performed at Copenhagen University Hospital in 2015-2020 due to unexplained fever.

Results: Thirty-five of 819 paediatric FDG-PET/CT were performed due to unexplained fever.