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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.
Oct 14, 2017 · Abstract. Neonatal sepsis is the cause of substantial morbidity and mortality. Precise estimates of neonatal sepsis burden vary by setting. Differing estimates of disease burden have been reported from high-income countries compared with reports from low-income and middle-income countries.
Sep 29, 2022 · Objectives: Assess the etiology of early and late-onset neonatal sepsis. Evaluate various clinical and laboratory findings associated with neonatal sepsis. Differentiate the various treatment and management options available for neonatal sepsis.
- Meenakshi Singh, Mahdi Alsaleem, Cory P. Gray
- 2022/09/29
Jul 6, 2016 · Introduction. A successful immune response is critically necessary to eradicate infectious challenges and prevent dissemination of the infection in the host. However, if inflammation is not limited and becomes generalized, it can result in the constellation of signs and symptoms of a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS).
- James L. Wynn, Hector R. Wong
- 10.1016/B978-0-323-35214-7.00152-9
- 2017
- 2017
Apr 20, 2017 · The term neonatal sepsis is used to designate a systemic condition of bacterial, viral, or fungal (yeast) origin that is associated with haemodynamic changes and other clinical manifestations and results in substantial morbidity and mortality.
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Neonatal sepsis can be early onset (≤ 3 days of birth) or late onset (after 3 days). Early-onset sepsis usually results from organisms acquired intrapartum, and symptoms appear within 6 hours of birth.
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Nov 2, 2021 · Neonatal sepsis is a clinical syndrome characterized by nonspecific signs and symptoms caused by invasion by pathogens. 1, 2 Sepsis is deemed culture-proven if confirmed by microbial growth on...
