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Volume 6, Issue 3 (Suppl)
J Neonatal Biol, an open access journal
ISSN:2167-0897
Neonatology 2017
December 04-06, 2017
December 04-06, 2017 | Madrid, Spain
20
th
International Conference on
NEONATOLOGY AND PERINATOLOGY
Early onset sepsis of the newborn: Antimicrobial stewardship tools and challenges
Staci Warren
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, U.S.A
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arly Onset Sepsis of the newborn remains a diagnostic challenge due to its nonspecific presenation, rarity, and high
associated mortality without prompt treatment. However, current guidelines may lead to the treatment of many uninfected
infants, which opens the door to potential medication adverse effects, development of antimicrobial resistance, separation of
mother and infant, as well as increased health care costs. After its initial development and publication, the Kaiser-Permanente
neonatal sepsis calculator has been studied for its ability to safely lower antibiotic use in the neonatal population. The sepsis
calculator is designed to use objective data available at birth to give infants ≥ 34 weeks of age a calculated risk score of bacterial
sepsis, and offers monitoring and treatment recommendations based on the evolving clinical status of the neonate. This
presentation will review recent advances in management of early onset sepsis using the sepsis risk calculator, and challenges to
further improving antimicrobial stewardship in the neonatal population.
staci.warren@providence.orgJ Neonatal Biol 2017, 6:3(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-0897-C1-006