Time to Positivity of Blood Cultures Could Inform Decisions on Antibiotics Administration in Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis

• Main Authors: Domenico Umberto De Rose (Author), Alessandro Perri (Author), Cinzia Auriti (Author), Francesca Gallini (Author), Luca Maggio (Author), Barbara Fiori (Author), Tiziana D'Inzeo (Author), Teresa Spanu (Author), Giovanni Vento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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(1) Background: Empirical antibiotics for suspected neonatal early-onset sepsis are often prolonged administered, even in the absence of clinical signs of infection, while awaiting the blood cultures results. The C-reactive protein is widely used to guide antibiotic therapy, although its increase in...