Sepsis, Neonatal, Pediatric

Clinical syndrome characterized by systemic infection occurring within the first 28 days of life

Early-onset sepsis (EOS) and late-onset sepsis (LOS) occur within and following the fi...

Thorough pregnancy, labor, and delivery history to elicit presence of risk factors

Change in behavior or level of alertness

Poor feeding

Decreased urinary output

Family history of sibling...

Goal o...

Benitz WE, Wynn JL, Polin RA. Reappraisal of guidelines for management of neonates with suspected early-onset sepsis. J Pediatr.  2015;166(4):1070–1074. [View Abstract on OvidI...

A41.9 Sepsis, unspecified organism

P36.9 Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecified

206376005 Sepsis of the newborn

91302008 Sepsis

276669000 Bacterial sepsis of newborn

Q: Are any decision-making tools available to providers evaluating neonates for sepsis?

A: In neonates born at ≥34 weeks’ gestation, the risk of EOS can be calculated using the Neonatal Sepsis Calc...