Variation in Early-Onset Sepsis Risk Assessment in Asymptomatic Term and Near-Term Infants in Portugal

Introduction: Identification of well-appearing infants at risk for early-onset sepsis presents an ongoing challenge. Several guidelines advise categorical risk assessment strategies, resulting in excessive laboratory tests, admissions, and antibiotic use. Currently, approaches using multivariate ri...

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Main Authors: Isabel Sampaio, Catarina Duarte, Inês Girbal, Raquel Gouveia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria 2022-10-01
Series:Portuguese Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://ojs.pjp.spp.pt/article/view/25768