Time to Positivity of Blood Cultures Could Inform Decisions on Antibiotics Administration in Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis

Time to Positivity of Blood Cultures Could Inform Decisions on Antibiotics Administration in Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis

(1) Background: Empirical antibiotics for suspected neonatal early-onset sepsis are often prolonged administered, even in the absence of clinical signs of infection, while awaiting the blood cultures results. The C-reactive protein is widely used to guide antibiotic therapy, although its increase in...

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Main Authors: Domenico Umberto De Rose, Alessandro Perri, Cinzia Auriti, Francesca Gallini, Luca Maggio, Barbara Fiori, Tiziana D’Inzeo, Teresa Spanu, Giovanni Vento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
newborns
early-onset sepsis
time to positivity
blood culture
c-reactive protein
antibiotics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/2/123

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