In-depth: Risk to newborns increasing as antibiotics stop working

Posted in: Child health, Healthcare system, Latest

The number of newborn babies dying from neonatal sepsis is rising as the antibiotics used to treat them are not working effectively, a landmark international study has found. Adele Baleta reports on the findings and their implications for newborns in South Africa.

In-depth: Risk to newborns increasing as antibiotics stop working

IN-FOCUS: How to protect hospitalised infants from dangerous germs

Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest

Outbreaks of hospital-acquired infections such as Klebsiella have claimed the lives of infants and made headlines on a number of occasions over the last decade. Tiyese Jeranji looks at how the germs involved spread, how common these infections are, and what can be done to prevent outbreaks.