Group A Streptococcus puerperal sepsis with invasive neonatal infection: A fatal case.

Neonatal invasive Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection is a rare occurrence nowadays. Prior maternal vaginal colonization is an important factor in early neonatal disease. We report a case of invasive and fatal infection in a neonate.

Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis in Postoperative Esophageal Atresia with Tracheoesophageal Fistula.

Development of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis during postoperative period in EA with TEF is rare. Postoperative vomiting or feeding intolerance in EA is more common which is due to esophageal stricture, gastroesophageal reflux and esophageal dysmotility. A typical case of IHPS also presents with non-bilious projectile vomiting at around 3-4 weeks of life.

A randomised controlled trial of glutamine-enriched neonatal parenteral nutrition in Malaysia.

Introduction: The addition of glutamine to parenteral nutrition (PN) in neonates has not shown significant benefits as compared to adults thus far. This study aimed to determine the potential benefits of the addition of glutamine to neonatal PN in a tertiary hospital in a middle-income country.

Methods: This was a double-blinded randomised controlled trial.

First isolation of Burkholderia tropica from a neonatal patient successfully treated with imipenem.

We report the first case of a human Burkholderia tropica infection. The patient was a premature neonate who had necrotizing enterocolitis with bowel perforation requiring surgical intervention. The stoma care and difficulties in feeding were a chronic problem.

Efficacy of phototherapy for neonatal jaundice is increased by the use of low-cost white reflecting curtains.

Objective: To determine whether the addition of low-cost reflecting curtains to a standard phototherapy unit could increase effectiveness of phototherapy for neonatal jaundice.

Design: Randomised controlled clinical trial.

Setting: Level-one nursery of the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malayasia.