Early and Late Infections in Newborns: Where Do We Stand? A Review

• Main Authors: Francesca Cortese (Author), Pietro Scicchitano (Author), Michele Gesualdo (Author), Antonella Filaninno (Author), Elsa De Giorgi (Author), Federico Schettini (Author), Nicola Laforgia (Author), Marco Matteo Ciccone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neonatal sepsis still represents an important cause of mortality and morbidity among infants. According to the onset, we can distinguish "early onset sepsis" when microbiological cultures positive for external pathogens come from newborns during the first 7 days of life (maternal intrapart...