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Antimicrobial Therapy and Late Onset Sepsis
- Source :
- NeoReviews. 13:e94-e102
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), 2012.
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Abstract
- Late onset sepsis infections contribute a significant proportion of the morbidity and mortality of hospitalized infants, especially in very low birth weight infants. Although it is fairly clear which infants are at higher risk of developing sepsis, it is less clear whether a standard for diagnostic evaluation exists and is being used consistently across institutions. In the current setting of changing epidemiology and emergence of antibiotic-resistant organisms, it is important to evaluate the antimicrobial agents used for empirical therapy and to emphasize the importance of antimicrobial stewardship. In addition, it is imperative to evaluate possible methods for prevention of these infections.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Late onset sepsis
business.industry
Diagnostic evaluation
Antimicrobial
medicine.disease
Empirical antibiotic therapy
Sepsis
Low birth weight
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology
medicine
Antimicrobial stewardship
medicine.symptom
business
Intensive care medicine
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15269906
- Volume :
- 13
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- NeoReviews
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........16b3f97bc42a83cced7adf27ed06875b
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.13-2-e94