Guideline
Turkish Neonatal Society guideline on neonatal infections-diagnosis and treatment.
- Breast milk and breastfeeding
- Early-onset sepsis
- Infection
- Infection prevention
- Late-onset sepsis
- Medical
- Nursing
- Nutrition and gastrointestinal
This guideline is from 2018, more than five years ago. Check whether a newer version exists and which version your unit follows.
Summary
This national guideline from the Turkish Neonatal Society addresses the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal infections, a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the first month of life. It discusses the challenges of diagnosis given nonspecific signs and the lack of a perfect diagnostic marker. It outlines starting empiric antibiotics after cultures, guided by timing of onset, risk factors, community versus hospital acquisition, focus of infection and expected susceptibility. Prevention measures include intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis, hand hygiene, aseptic technique, unit design, isolation and breast milk use.
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