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- Sepsis in newborns (neonatal sepsis) is a serious medical condition that affects babies younger than 28 days old. Sepsis occurs when your body has an extreme response to an infection. A newborn who has an infection and develops sepsis can have inflammation throughout their body.
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Background. Neonatal sepsis may be categorized as early onset (day of life 0-3) or late onset (day of life 4 or later). Of newborns with early-onset sepsis, 85% present...
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Clinical Presentation - Neonatal Sepsis: Background,...
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- Pediatric Sepsis
Pediatric sepsis, like sepsis in adults, is generally...
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Sep 29, 2022 · Neonatal sepsis is divided into two groups based on the time of presentation after birth: early-onset sepsis (EOS) and late-onset sepsis (LOS). EOS refers to sepsis in neonates at or before 72 hours of life ( some experts use seven days), and LOS is defined as sepsis occurring at or after 72 hours of life [2].
- Meenakshi Singh, Mahdi Alsaleem, Cory P. Gray
- 2022/09/29
Conclusions: Neonatal sepsis is variably defined based on a number of clinical and laboratory criteria that make the study of this common and devastating condition very difficult. Diagnostic...
Summary. The lack of an accepted consensus definition for neonatal sepsis impedes our efforts towards improved diagnostic and prognostic options as well as accurate outcomes information for this vulnerable population. Keywords: neonate, preterm, sepsis, consensus, definition. Go to: Introduction.
