The risk and severity of specific infections are increased during pregnancy due to a
combination of physiological and immunological changes. Characterizing the maternal immune …

The human neonate and infant are unduly susceptible to infection with a wide variety of
microbes. This susceptibility is thought to reflect differences from adults in innate and adaptive …

OBJECTIVE. The goal was to determine the magnitude of genetic effects on susceptibility
and risk factors for bronchopulmonary dysplasia by using the clinically validated National …

Neonates, especially those born prematurely, are at high risk of morbidity and mortality from
sepsis. Multiple factors, including prematurity, invasive life-saving medical interventions, and …

Neonates, particularly those born prematurely, are among the most vulnerable age group
for morbidity and mortality due to infections. Immaturity of the innate immune system and a …

Newborns and young infants suffer increased infectious morbidity and mortality as compared
to older children and adults. Morbidity and mortality due to infection are highest during the …

Health jurisdictions have seen a near-disappearance of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
during the first year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Over this …

Methods| The COVID-19 Occupational Risks, Seroprevalence and Immunity among Paramedics
in Canada cohort study (approved by the University of British Columbia and University …

The three-dimensional structure of the complex between a T cell receptor (TCR) β chain (mouse
Vβ8.2Jβ2.1Cβ1) and the superantigen (SAG) staphylococcal enterotoxin C3 (SEC3) …

Despite concerted international efforts, mortality from neonatal infections remains unacceptably
high in some areas of the world, particularly for premature infants. Recent developments …