#81Medicine & HealthFront Page11 March 2026
How Maternal Antibodies Could End the Threat of E. coli Neonatal Sepsis
Researchers have discovered that a specific deficit in maternally transferred antibodies is the primary reason some newborns develop severe bacterial infections. This foundational finding provides a clear biological target for future research into protecting babies before they are even born.
By Diep, Adhikari, Gokce Tezel, Pham, Burrell, Staat, Nhu, Phan, Peters, Schembri, Saunders, Haslam, Erickson, Chavez-Bueno, Way
