Guideline · Position statement or standards
Managing possible serious bacterial infection in young infants 0–59 days old when referral is not feasible: WHO/UNICEF joint statement
- Early-onset sepsis
- Infection
- Late-onset sepsis
- Medical
- Nursing
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Summary
A joint WHO/UNICEF statement on managing possible serious bacterial infection in young infants aged 0–59 days in settings where referral to hospital is not feasible. It is aimed at health systems and primary-level health workers in low-resource settings. Its main themes are the identification of sick young infants and simplified outpatient antibiotic management as an alternative when hospital care cannot be accessed.
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