Challenges in the Diagnosis & Management of Neonatal Sepsis

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dc.contributor.authorBhate, Dr. Shreyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorTambe, Dr. Pranitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMisal, Dr. Ganeshen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T07:55:14Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T07:55:14Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractNeonatal sepsis is the main cause of neonatal mortality and a major public health problem, especially in underdeveloped countries. Although recent medical services have improved neonatal care, but still challenges remain in the diagnosis and management of neonatal infections. The diagnosis of neonatal sepsis is complicated by the frequent presence of non-infectious conditions that resemble sepsis, especially in preterm infants, and by the absence of optimal diagnostic tests. Since neonatal sepsis is a high-risk disease, especially in preterm infants, clinicians are compelled to empirically start antibiotics to infants with risk factors with and without signs of suspected sepsis. Unfortunately, both broad-spectrum antibiotics and prolonged treatment with empirical antibiotics are associated with adverse outcomes and increase antimicrobial resistance rates. Given the high incidence and mortality of sepsis in preterm infants and its long-term consequences on growth and development, efforts to reduce the rates of infection in this vulnerable population are one of the most important interventions in neonatal care. In this review, we discuss the most common questions and challenges in the diagnosis and management of neonatal sepsis, with a focus on developing countriesen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPostgraduate Studenten_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Resident, Department of Paediatrics, DVVPF's Medical College & Hospital, Ahmednagar-414111, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationBhate Dr. Shreya, Tambe Dr. Pranita, Misal Dr. Ganesh. Challenges in the Diagnosis & Management of Neonatal Sepsis. VIMS Health Science Journal. 2021 Dec; 8(4): 157-166en_US
dc.identifier.issn2348-523X
dc.identifier.issn2454-1984
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/219069
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation Ahmednagaren_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.46858/vimshsj.8409en_US
dc.subjectNeonatal sepsis, Newborns, NICU, Antibioticsen_US
dc.titleChallenges in the Diagnosis & Management of Neonatal Sepsisen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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