C-reactive protein- and clinical symptoms-guided strategy in term neonates with early-onset sepsis reduced antibiotic use and hospital stay: a quality improvement initiative

Abstract Background Early-onset sepsis (EOS) is a potentially life-threatening complication of birth. Clinical symptoms are often unspecific and biomarkers have low predictive values for EOS. Therefore, clinical suspicion often leads to antibiotic therapy in neonates with a negative blood culture. I...

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Main Authors: Johan Gyllensvärd (Author), Fredrik Ingemansson (Author), Elisabet Hentz (Author), Marie Studahl (Author), Anders Elfvin (Author)
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Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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