Factors Associated with Prolonged Antibiotic Therapy in Neonates with Suspected Early-Onset Sepsis

• Main Authors: Bo M. van der Weijden (Author), Jolien R. van Dorth (Author), Niek B. Achten (Author), Frans B. Plötz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Early-onset sepsis (EOS) is a rare but profoundly serious bacterial infection. Neonates at risk of EOS are often treated with antibiotics. The start of empiric antibiotic therapy can successfully be reduced by the implementation of the EOS calculator. However, once started, antibiotic therapy is oft...