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

• Hoofdauteurs: Domenico Umberto De Rose (Auteur), Alessandro Perri (Auteur), Cinzia Auriti (Auteur), Francesca Gallini (Auteur), Luca Maggio (Auteur), Barbara Fiori (Auteur), Tiziana D'Inzeo (Auteur), Teresa Spanu (Auteur), Giovanni Vento (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...