Current concepts of infections of the fetus and newborn infant -- Neonatal infections: a global perspective -- Obstetric factors associated with infections of the fetus and newborn infant -- Developmental immunology and role of host defenses in fetal and neonatal susceptibility to infection -- Human milk -- Bacterial sepsis and meningitis -- Bacterial infections of the respiratory tract -- Bacterial infections of the bones and joints -- Bacterial infections of the urinary tract -- Focal bacterial infections -- Microorganisms responsible for neonatal diarrhea -- Group B streptococcal infections -- Listeriosis -- Staphylococcal infections -- Gonococcal infections -- Syphilis -- Borrella infections: lyme disease and relapsing fever -- Tuberculosis -- Chlamydia infections -- Mycoplasmal infections -- Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the infant -- Chickenpox, measles, and mumps -- Cytomegalovirus -- Enterovirus and parechovirus infections -- Hepatitis -- Herpes simplex virus infections -- Human parovirus -- Rubella -- Smallpox and vaccinia -- Less common viral infections -- Toxoplasmosis -- Less common protozoan and helminth infections -- Candidiasis -- Pneumocystis and other less common fungal infections -- Healthcare-associated infections in the nursery -- Laboratory aids for diagnosis of neonatal sepsis -- Clinical pharmacology anti-infective drugs -- Prevention of fetal and early life infections through maternal-neonatal immunization