Early and Late Onset Neonatal Sepsis: Epidemiology and Effectiveness of Empirical Antibacterial Therapy in a III Level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

• Main Authors: Marcello Mariani (Author), Alessandro Parodi (Author), Diego Minghetti (Author), Luca A. Ramenghi (Author), Candida Palmero (Author), Elisabetta Ugolotti (Author), Chiara Medici (Author), Carolina Saffioti (Author), Elio Castagnola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Bloodstream infections play an important role in neonatal morbidity and mortality. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed etiology and antibiotic resistance profiles of bacteria isolated from blood or Cerebro Spinal Fluid (CSF) cultures to evaluate the appropriateness of initial empirical therap...