Neonatal Sepsis 2004-2013: The Rise and Fall of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 166; no. 5; pp. 1193 - 1199
• Main Authors: Bizzarro, Matthew J., Shabanova, Veronika, Baltimore, Robert S., Dembry, Louise-Marie, Ehrenkranz, Richard A., Gallagher, Patrick G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Coagulase; Connecticut; Cross Infection - microbiology; Escherichia coli; Female; Gestational Age; Haemophilus influenzae; Hospitalization; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; Intensive Care, Neonatal; Male; Pediatrics; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Studies; Sepsis - epidemiology; Sepsis - microbiology; Streptococcus agalactiae; Treatment Outcome; Connecticut; CoNS; CLABSI; VLBW; BW; BSI; GBS; NICU; GA; YNHH; Bloodstream infection; Very low birth weight; Coagulase-negative staphylococci; Gestational age; Yale-New Haven Hospital; Neonatal intensive care unit; Group B streptococcus; Central line–associated bloodstream infection; Birth weight

To evaluate data for the period 2004-2013 to identify changes in demographics, pathogens, and outcomes in a single, level IV neonatal intensive care unit. Sepsis episodes were identified prospectively and additional information obtained retrospectively from infants with sepsis while in the neonatal...