Paenibacillus spp infection among infants with postinfectious hydrocephalus in Uganda: an observational case-control study
Morton S, Hehnly C, Burgoine K, Ssentongo P, Ericson J, Kumar M, Hagmann C, Fronterre C, Smith J, Movassagh M, Streck N, Bebell L, Bazira J, Kumbakumba E, Bajunirwe F, Mulondo R, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Nsubuga B, Natukwatsa D, Nalule E, Magombe J, Erickson T, Ngonzi J, Ochora M, Olupot-Olupot P, Onen J, Ssenyonga P, Mugamba J, Warf B, Kulkarni A, Lane J, Whalen A, Zhang L, Sheldon K, Meier F, Kiwanuka J, Broach J, Paulson J, Schiff S. Paenibacillus spp infection among infants with postinfectious hydrocephalus in Uganda: an observational case-control study. The Lancet Microbe 2023, 4: e601-e611. PMID: 37348522, PMCID: PMC10529524, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00106-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesChildFemaleHumansHydrocephalusInfantInfant, NewbornMeningitisNeonatal SepsisPaenibacillusPlacentaPregnancySepsisUgandaUnited StatesConceptsMother-newborn pairsPostinfectious hydrocephalusCerebrospinal fluidNeonatal sepsisSpp infectionUgandan infantsMaternal bloodObservational case-control studyHospital OfficeInfant's cerebrospinal fluidBurden of morbidityCase-control studyRoute of infectionSubset of participantsMaternal feverCranial ultrasoundNeonatal infectionSepsis cohortOptimise treatmentTransplacental transmissionCord bloodObservational studyPlacental samplesSepsisHydrocephalus