RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 What’s new in the management of neonatal early-onset sepsis?
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 10
OP 14
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323532
VO 108
IS 1
A1 Fleiss, Noa
A1 Schwabenbauer, Kathleen
A1 Randis, Tara M
A1 Polin, Richard A
YR 2023
UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/108/1/10.abstract
AB The expert guidelines highlighted in this review provide an evidence-based framework for approaching at-risk infants and allow for a more limited and standardised approach to antibiotic use. While these guidelines have significantly reduced antibiotic utilisation worldwide, optimally each unit would individualise their approach to early onset sepsis (EOS) based on the neonatal population they serve and available resources. As advancements in EOS research continue and limitations with sepsis prediction tools are addressed, it is inevitable that our risk stratification and management guidelines will become more precise.