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- Sepsis in newborns, or neonatal sepsis, is a serious medical condition that occurs when a baby younger than 28 days old has a life-threatening response to an infection. Bacterial infections are the most common cause of neonatal sepsis. If your newborn has sepsis, it’s a medical emergency. Your baby needs urgent treatment with antibiotics.
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Neonatal sepsis is a type of neonatal infection and specifically refers to the presence in a newborn baby of a bacterial blood stream infection (BSI) (such as meningitis, pneumonia, pyelonephritis, or gastroenteritis) in the setting of fever.
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Sep 29, 2022 · Neonatal sepsis refers to an infection involving bloodstream in newborn infants less than 28 days old. It continues to remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among infants, especially in middle and lower-income countries.
- Meenakshi Singh, Mahdi Alsaleem, Cory P. Gray
- 2022/09/29
Jan 21, 2023 · Sepsis in newborns, or neonatal sepsis, is a serious medical condition that occurs when a baby younger than 28 days old has a life-threatening response to an infection. Bacterial infections are the most common cause of neonatal sepsis. If your newborn has sepsis, it’s a medical emergency. Your baby needs urgent treatment with antibiotics.
Key Points. ( See also Sepsis and Septic Shock in adults and Overview of Neonatal Infections.) Neonatal sepsis occurs in 0.5 to 8.0/1000 births. The highest rates occur in. Low-birth-weight (LBW) infants. Infants with depressed function at birth as manifested by a low Apgar score.
May 3, 2024 · Sepsis is a significant cause of maternal, neonatal and child mortality. Consequently, combating sepsis will contribute to achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets 3.8 on quality of care, and 3.1 and 3.2 by improving mortality rates in these vulnerable populations.
