Clinical Early-Onset Sepsis Is Equally Valid to Culture-Proven Sepsis in Predicting Outcome in Infants after Preterm Rupture of Membranes

Clinical Early-Onset Sepsis Is Equally Valid to Culture-Proven Sepsis in Predicting Outcome in Infants after Preterm Rupture of Membranes

Background: Culture-proven sepsis is the gold standard in early-onset neonatal sepsis diagnosis. Infants born ≤29 weeks gestation after preterm rupture of membranes in the years 2009–2015 were included in a retrospective cohort study performed at a level III fetal-maternal unit. The study aimed to c...

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Main Authors: Agnes Grill, Monika Olischar, Michael Weber, Lukas Unterasinger, Angelika Berger, Harald Leitich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
early-onset sepsis
mortality
preterm premature rupture of membranes
prematurity
severe morbidity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/19/4539

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