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Aug 1, 2021 · Pediatrics. 2021;148 (2):e2021052228. Split-Screen. Views. PDF. Share. Tools. 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.
Dec 1, 2018 · PDF. Share. Tools. The incidence of neonatal early-onset sepsis (EOS) has declined substantially over the last 2 decades, primarily because of the implementation of evidence-based intrapartum antimicrobial therapy. However, EOS remains a serious and potentially fatal illness.
- Karen M. Puopolo, Karen M. Puopolo, William E. Benitz, Theoklis E. Zaoutis, Newborn
- 2018
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Dec 1, 2018 · Tools. Early-onset sepsis (EOS) remains a serious and often fatal illness among infants born preterm, particularly among newborn infants of the lowest gestational age. Currently, most preterm infants with very low birth weight are treated empirically with antibiotics for risk of EOS, often for prolonged periods, in the absence of a culture ...
- Karen M. Puopolo, Karen M. Puopolo, William E. Benitz, Theoklis E. Zaoutis, Newborn
- 2018
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Clinical Guideline for Management of Neonates with Suspected or Proven Early-Onset Bacterial Sepsis _____ 1. Background Early-onset bacterial sepsis (EOS) defined by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Vermont Oxford Networks as sepsis with onset at ≤72 hr of age.
