Tag Archives: Sepsis

Cohort study of Probiotics in our NICU

Posted on 13 January 2014 by Keith Barrington

Our article describing the results of introducing routine probiotic prophylaxis in our NICU has just become available on-line. Janvier A, Malo J, Barrington KJ: Cohort Study of Probiotics in a North American Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The Journal of pediatrics … Continue reading →

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Maybe CRPs are not CRaP? Not entirely convinced yet.

Posted on 25 September 2013 by Keith Barrington

This is  a nicely done study, with interesting data, but I am not sure I agree 100% with the conclusions. Lots of newborn babies get antibiotics for suspected infection, they are usually stopped at 48 hours if the cultures are negative, … Continue reading →

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Is cows milk just for cows?

Posted on 26 August 2013 by Keith Barrington

A new publication from the trial funded by Prolacta looking at possible benefits of their donor-human-milk derived preparations. This time it is the other comparison from the registered trial. That is; mothers who did not plan to breast feed were approached to … Continue reading →

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Susceptibility to Sepsis

Posted on 20 August 2013 by Keith Barrington

It looks like those Toll-like receptors may indeed be important. I included a review article in a previous Neonatal Updates, which was nice introduction to these transmembrane receptors that are important in immune responses. A new article suggests that variants … Continue reading →

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NICE! Or mostly so… treatment of early onset neonatal infection

Posted on 20 November 2012 by Keith Barrington

The National Institute of Clinical Excellence in the UK has been a real boon to the NHS, despite attempts to limits its influence by the pharmaceutical companies, the explicit evaluation of risks and benefits of various interventions allows appropriate use … Continue reading →

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Early Detection of Sepsis in the NICU

Posted on 16 October 2012 by Keith Barrington

This came out before I started my blog, but think it is very important. I was reminded that I had never mentioned it on this blog when I met Joseph Randall Moorman at the airport on the way back from … Continue reading →

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What is heteroresistance?

Posted on 20 June 2012 by Keith Barrington

Recent cases of coagulase negative staphylococci, that were very difficult to eradicate, have led to an assessment of whether the phenomenon of heteroresistance may play a part. To be honest, for me this is entirely new; I was not aware … Continue reading →

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Septic Shock

Posted on 25 May 2012 by Keith Barrington

This study is not neonatal at all, not even pediatric, but I think it is really important. Ranieri VM, Thompson BT, Barie PS, Dhainaut JF, Douglas IS, Finfer S, et al. Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) in Adults with Septic Shock. N … Continue reading →

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