Active antibiotic discontinuation in suspected but not confirmed early-onset neonatal sepsis-A quality improvement initiative.

Thomas DretvikAnne Lee SolevågAndreas FinvågEline Hasselgård StørdalKetil StørdalClaus Klingenberg

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2020)

Antibiotic treatment duration for suspected, but not confirmed early-onset sepsis did not change. However, treatment duration for all infants and the proportion of infants commenced on antibiotics were reduced.

Keyphrases

early onset
late onset
intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
pulmonary embolism
combination therapy