Antibiotic Treatment of Suspected and Confirmed Neonatal Sepsis Within 28 Days of Birth: A Retrospective Analysis

Antibiotic Treatment of Suspected and Confirmed Neonatal Sepsis Within 28 Days of Birth: A Retrospective Analysis

Neonatal sepsis causes significant mortality and morbidity worldwide. Diagnosis is usually confirmed via blood culture results. Blood culture sepsis confirmation can take days and suffer from contamination and false negatives. Empiric therapy with antibiotics is common. This study aims to retrospect...

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Main Authors: Jadon S. Wagstaff, Robert J. Durrant, Michael G. Newman, Rachael Eason, Robert M. Ward, Catherine M. T. Sherwin, Elena Y. Enioutina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
neonatal sepsis
antibiotic stewardship
rational prescribing
empiric therapy
newborns
bloodstream infections
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2019.01191/full

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