Background: Preterm birth is increasing worldwide, and late preterm births, which comprise more than 70% of all preterm births, account for much of the increase. Early and late onset sepsis ...

Identification of risk factors for late-onset neonatal sepsis (LOS) can assist in preventing infection by facilitating meaningful comparison of infection rates on different neonatal intensive care ...

2, Würzburg 97080, Germany; speer_c{at}ukw.de The incidence of neonatal late-onset sepsis (LOS) is inversely related to the degree of maturity and varies geographically from 0.61% to 14.2% among ...

AIMS To evaluate the commonly used markers—namely IL-6, TNFα, IL-1β, C-reactive protein and E-selectin for identification of late onset neonatal sepsis; to define the optimal cutoff value for each ...

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and suitability of our antibiotic guideline to treat late onset neonatal sepsis and to compare our guidelines with other level 3 neonatal units in UK. Methods ...

Neonatal infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. This is more commonly seen in premature infants. In a recent multicentric study from the UK, the incidence of late-onset sepsis ...

accounting for more than 1 million neonatal deaths worldwide every year. Late-onset infections (occurring after the first 72 h of life) are thought to be caused by horizontally transmitted ...

Spectrum bias (neonatal sepsis alone or with other diseases ... Regarding the types of sepsis, 311 neonates had early-onset sepsis, 362 had early/late-onset sepsis and 170 had late-onset sepsis. The ...

Neonatal sepsis is defined as a culture-positive infection from a normally sterile site (blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), urine) in the first 28 days of life. Early-onset sepsis (EOS) occurs within ...

Lack of hygiene and not practising infection prevention by parents and hospital staff can also cause late-onset neonatal sepsis,” she adds. Unhygienic umbilical cord care is also a leading cause ...

Risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. This study focused on EOS but does include data regarding neonatal late-onset sepsis antibiotic susceptibility. The data regarding coagulase ...