Congenital Toxoplasmosis

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Congenital Toxoplasmosis Galit Holzmann-Pazgal KEY POINTS Toxoplasmosis can be acquired without exposure to cats via ingestion of infected oocysts in contaminated food or water or tissue cysts in undercooked/raw meat….

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Bacterial and Fungal Infections

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Bacterial and Fungal Infections Karen M. Puopolo KEY POINTS Risk factors for neonatal early-onset sepsis (EOS) include prematurity, documented maternal colonization with group B Streptococcus (GBS), intrapartum fever and other…

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Viral Infections

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Viral Infections Sallie R. Permar KEY POINTS Vertically transmitted (mother to child) viral infections of the fetus and newborn can generally be divided into three distinct categories by transmission modes—congenital,…

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Thrombocytopenia

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Thrombocytopenia Emöke Deschmann Matthew Saxonhouse Martha Sola-Visner KEY POINTS The most common cause of mild-to-moderate, early-onset thrombocytopenia in well-appearing neonates is placental insufficiency, frequently manifesting as small for gestational status…

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Polycythemia

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Polycythemia Deirdre O’Reilly KEY POINTS Polycythemia and hyperviscosity of the blood in newborns may lead to symptoms such as hypoglycemia, poor feeding, and irritability; yet, most newborns with polycythemia are…

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Anemia

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Anemia Asimenia I. Angelidou Helen A. Christou KEY POINTS A postnatal fall in hemoglobin is physiologically expected in all infants due to suppression of erythropoietin production in the relatively hyperoxic…

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Neonatal Thrombosis

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Neonatal Thrombosis Katherine A. Sparger Munish Gupta KEY POINTS Neonatal thrombosis is a rare but significant cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The presence of an intravascular catheter is the…

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Bleeding

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Bleeding Stacy E. Croteau This is a revision of a chapter from the seventh edition by Ellis J. Neufeld. KEY POINTS Normal levels of pro- and anticoagulant proteins are age-dependent….

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Blood Products Used in the Newborn

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Blood Products Used in the Newborn Steven R. Sloan KEY POINTS Blood components should be transfused when clinically indicated to promote oxygen delivery and coagulation. Immunocompromised patients such as those…

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Cardiac Disorders

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Cardiac Disorders John P. Breinholt KEY POINTS The incidence of congenital heart disease is 0.6% to 0.8% of all live births. The most serious congenital heart lesions are usually symptomatic…

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