Neonatal early-onset sepsis calculator: Impact on antibiotic use in a level II neonatal unit in Western Australia

Neonatal early-onset sepsis calculator: Impact on antibiotic use in a level II neonatal unit in Western Australia

Background: Overuse of empirical intravenous antibiotics in neonates in high-income countries (HICs) is well documented. The Kaiser Permanente neonatal early-onset sepsis (EOS) calculator is an evidence-based sepsis risk assessment tool that has demonstrated potential to reduce antibiotic usage in t...

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Main Authors: John Gannon, Tobias Strunk, Noel Friesen, Chia Saw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
antibiotic stewardship
early-onset sepsis calculator
Kaiser permanente
neonatal infection
neonatal sepsis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957223001298

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