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Dec 1, 2018 · ∘ multivariate risk assessment based on both intrapartum risk factors and infant examinations. The Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis Risk Calculator 47 is an example of this approach; and. ∘ serial physical examination to detect the presence of clinical signs of illness after birth.
- Karen M. Puopolo, Karen M. Puopolo, William E. Benitz, Theoklis E. Zaoutis, Newborn
- 2018
Aug 1, 2021 · This guideline addresses the evaluation and management of well-appearing, term infants, 8 to 60 days of age, with fever ≥38.0°C. Exclusions are noted. After a commissioned evidence-based review by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, an additional extensive and ongoing review of the literature, and supplemental data from published, peer-reviewed studies provided by active ...
Dec 1, 2018 · Our purpose for this clinical report is to provide a summary of the current epidemiology of preterm neonatal sepsis and provide guidance for the development of evidence-based approaches to sepsis risk assessment among preterm newborn infants.
- Karen M. Puopolo, Karen M. Puopolo, William E. Benitz, Theoklis E. Zaoutis, Newborn
- 2018
Oct 18, 2023 · Sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among newborn infants. Although the incidence of sepsis in term and late preterm neonates is low, the potential for serious adverse outcomes is of such great consequence that caregivers should have a low threshold for evaluation and treatment for possible sepsis in neonates.
Mar 29, 2015 · Introduction. Neonatal infections continue to cause morbidity and mortality in infants. Among approximately 400,000 infants followed nationally, the incidence rates of early-onset sepsis (EOS) infection within 3 days of life were 0.98 cases per 1000 live births. 1 More than two-thirds of the frequently isolated organisms were associated with group B streptococcus (GBS) (43%) and Escherichia ...
- Roberto Parulan Santos, Debra Tristram
- 10.1016/j.pcl.2014.11.010
- 2015
- 2015/04
NICE guidelines versus AAP Committee on Fetus and Newborn guidelines. The UK11 and the USA12 have published guidelines for managing infants with suspected and proven early onset sepsis. The UK (NICE) guidelines were updated in April 2021 and the US AAP guidelines were published in December 2018.
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