Neonatal sepsis is a bloodstream infection in a newborn baby, occurring in the setting of fever and encompassing conditions such as meningitis, pneumonia, or gastroenteritis caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream. It is divided into early-onset sepsis, which appears soon after birth, and late-onset sepsis, which develops later in the newborn period. The condition is clinically difficult to catch early because signs of serious compromise, such as circulatory or respiratory failure, often do not become apparent in newborns until the illness is already far advanced.
Facts
Classification
ICD-10 ChapterXVI: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Connections
Treated By
Antibiotics are the standard emergency treatment for neonatal sepsis.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Neonatal sepsis
WikipediaLead section, disease-category statement
Neonatal sepsis is a type of neonatal infection and specifically refers to the presence in a newborn baby of a bacterial blood stream infection (BSI) (such as meningitis, pneumonia, pyelonephritis, or gastroenteritis) in the setting of fever.
Lead section, body-system statement
Criteria with regard to hemodynamic compromise or respiratory failure are not useful clinically because these symptoms often do not arise in neonates until death is imminent and unpreventable.
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter XVIQuote, List of chapters, Chapter XVI
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
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