Imagine carrying a baby to term only to lose it within four weeks to a severe bloodstream infection. Every year, 1 million newborns (est) die of neonatal sepsis. The most common cause is Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria, which also afflict countless elderly and immunocompromised adults in hospital settings, causing pneumonia and blood and urinary tract infections. Infectious Diseases researcher Prof Kelly Wyres @MonashSTM and @CentreImpactAMR is part of an international team led by @LSHTM, laying the groundwork for a vaccine that would target pregnant women, generating antibodies that would cross the placenta, protecting babies after they're born. The @gatesfoundation is funding their work to support global genomic surveillance efforts, tracing different strains and infection patterns of K. pneumoniae and other bacteria that cause neonatal sepsis. Read more in Monash Lens. #Monash #TranslationalMedicine #AMR #MaternalHealth #Superbugs #Sepsis @kelly-wyres/2024/12/11/1387156/ramping-up-the-fight-against-bacteria-to-prevent-devastating-neonatal-sepsis" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">lens.monash.edu/@kelly-wyres/2…
