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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.
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...
- Istemi Han Celik, Morcos Hanna, Fuat Emre Canpolat, Fuat Emre Canpolat, Mohan Pammi
- 2021
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Jan 21, 2023 · 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.
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 22, 2021 · The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) estimated 1.3 million annual incident cases of neonatal sepsis and other infections (approximately 937 cases per 100 000 live births) and 203 000 sepsis-attributable neonatal deaths.
- Carolin Fleischmann, Felix Reichert, Alessandro Cassini, Rosa Horner, Thomas Harder, Robby Markwart,...
- 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320217
- 2021
- Arch Dis Child. 2021 Aug; 106(8): 745-752.
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.
Oct 1, 2020 · What you need to know. The most common early signs of sepsis in infants are fever or hypothermia, tachypnoea, lethargy, or new parental reports of poor feeding. Consider sepsis in infants with an apparent change in mental status, tone, or perfusion as well.
