2021
DOI: 10.1097/qco.0000000000000764
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Neonatal bloodstream infections

Abstract: Purpose of review Neonatal bloodstream infections (BSI) are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality within neonatal intensive care units. BSI, including central line-associated BSI, have decreased over the past 15 years but remain common in extremely preterm infants. The purpose of this review is to highlight recent advances in the causes, diagnosis, management, and prevention of neonatal BSI. Recent findings Continued quality improvement efforts… Show more

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“…Fifteen million premature infants are born every year, and more than one million of them die from diseases caused by the prematurity itself ( 49 ). Infection is one of the most common adverse events in hospitalized newborns, which poses a threat to all newborns ( 50 52 ). The most common infections affecting LOS-NICU in our study included sepsis, NEC, and pneumonia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Fifteen million premature infants are born every year, and more than one million of them die from diseases caused by the prematurity itself ( 49 ). Infection is one of the most common adverse events in hospitalized newborns, which poses a threat to all newborns ( 50 52 ). The most common infections affecting LOS-NICU in our study included sepsis, NEC, and pneumonia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bloodstream infections play an important role in neonatal morbidity and mortality and are a leading cause of long-term sequelae [ 1 , 2 ]. Early-onset sepsis (EOS) is defined as the presence of bacteremia or meningitis in the first 72 h of life in neonates admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and in the first 7 days of life in full-term newborns [ 3 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As infecções de corrente sanguínea (ICS) são consideradas as infecções mais graves em unidades pediátricas de terapia intensiva, apresentando altas taxas de mortalidade (Hadfield;Cantey, 2021). A sepse neonatal é a terceira principal causa de morte de recém-nascidos (RN), estando apenas atrás da prematuridade e de complicações relacionadas ao parto (Liu et al, 2012).…”
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