Abstract:Background: Neonatal sepsis is the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period. Late onset sepsis (LOS) is defined as infection occurring after 1 week of life and is often more insidious in onset. Antimicrobial proteins and peptides (APPs) were found to be lower in newborns than in adults. Although APPs could be important to protect newborns from infections during the first weeks of life, upregulation of human beta defensin 2(HBD2) might be reduced in preterm infants due to the immat… Show more
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