Centers for disease control and prevention guidelines identified more neonates at risk of early-onset sepsis than the Kaiser-Permanente calculator.

Calanit Hershkovich-ShporenAlex GuriTatiana GluskinaOrna Flidel-Rimon

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2021)

Using the CDC guidelines would have identified more equivocal and asymptomatic EOS cases within four hours of birth than the KP calculator. Enhanced observation is recommended when using the KP calculator.

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