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Management of neonatal sepsis with COVID-19 infection in a premature newborn - A case report.

Mahbod KavehSeyyed Mohsen Sadatinejad
Published in: Journal of neonatal nursing : JNN (2022)
The basics of treatment for neonatal COVID-19 is supportive care. Some studies have treated infants with various drugs such as Hydroxychloroquine, Favipiravir, and Remedsivir; however, in our case, a 5-day-old baby boy was treated with corticosteroids and IVIg. We achieved good outcomes after 2 weeks of treatment with dexamethasone 0.3 mg/kg per day and IVIg 2 g/kg/day (for 3 days). It appears that these treatments, along with adjuvant ventilation and the administration of endotracheal surfactant, can improve a patient's general condition.
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