Antibiotic Discontinuation 24 h After Neonatal Late-Onset Sepsis Work-Up-A Validated Decision Tree Model

• Main Authors: Ori Goldberg (Author), Nir Sokolover (Author), Ruben Bromiker (Author), Nofar Amitai (Author), Gabriel Chodick (Author), Oded Scheuerman (Author), Haim Ben-Zvi (Author), Gil Klinger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Neonatal late-onset sepsis work-up is a frequent occurrence in every neonatal department. Blood cultures are the diagnostic gold standard, however, a negative culture prior to 48-72 h is often considered insufficient to exclude sepsis. We aimed to develop a decision tree which would enab...