The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2012 , Vol 54 , Num 5
Neonatal Sepsis: A Continuing Disease Burden
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
E-mail: msatar@cu.edu.tr
Sepsis-related morbidity and mortality are increasing concerns in all Neonatal
Intensive Care Units, with reported incidences that are dramatically high
regardless of the improvements in the quality of neonatal assistance. Preterm
neonates display clinical characteristics that make them prone to infections.
Neonatal sepsis is one of the major causes of neonatal death in developing
countries. Different microorganisms are responsible for disease according to
the age at onset. Simple preventive and treatment strategies have the potential
to save many newborns from sepsis-related death. This article is a review
for understanding issues related to sepsis in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Keywords :
sepsis, neonatal, age at onset, neonatal intensive care unit.