Preterm infants with positive conjunctival swab culture: risk factors and association with late-onset sepsis–a retrospective cohort study

Preterm infants with positive conjunctival swab culture: risk factors and association with late-onset sepsis–a retrospective cohort study

IntroductionPurulent conjunctival discharge in hospitalized preterm infants may indicate conjunctivitis and warrant treatment. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between positive conjunctival swab (CS) culture and late-onset sepsis (LOS) in preterm infants.MethodsA retrospecti...

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Main Authors: Ashraf Gad, Amr Khalil, Muhammed Halil, Prem Chandra, Aly Soliman, Abdel Rahman E’mar, Marwa Ibrahim, Fadi Al Khzzam, Talal AlHendawi, Manal Hamed, Mohammad A. A. Bayoumi, Hawabibee Petkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
neonatal sepsis
preterm
neonatal bacteremia
conjunctivitis
conjunctival swab
conjunctival culture
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1259558/full

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