Lanari M, Lazzarotto T, Pignatelli S, Guerra B, Serra L
Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, St. Maria della Scaletta General Hospital, Imola, Italy.
J Chemother. 2007 Oct;19 Suppl 2:20-3. doi: 10.1080/1120009x.2007.11782438.
The World Health Organization estimates that more than 4 million neonates die each year and 98% of these deaths occur in developing countries. Infections are among the main causes of neonatal mortality. The neonatal health is intrinsically linked to the mother's health and the care she receives before, during and immediately after delivery. If in resource-rich countries improvements in perinatal conditions, prevention and management of fetal-neonatal infections have reduced the burden of neonatal morbidity and mortality, in resource-limited areas they have only just improved and many barriers remain still to be overcome. Prematurity is often due to fetal infections and represents a significant risk factor for nosocomial infections.
世界卫生组织估计，每年有超过400万新生儿死亡，其中98%发生在发展中国家。感染是新生儿死亡的主要原因之一。新生儿健康与母亲的健康以及她在分娩前、分娩期间和分娩后立即接受的护理有着内在联系。在资源丰富的国家，围产期条件的改善、胎儿-新生儿感染的预防和管理减轻了新生儿发病和死亡的负担，而在资源有限的地区，情况才刚刚有所改善，仍有许多障碍有待克服。早产通常是由胎儿感染引起的，是医院感染的一个重要风险因素。
