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Neonatal Infection Brochure
Neonatal Infection Brochure
Infection
Prevention
There are several ways that
women can help protect
themselves and their babies:
Make sure you've been
immunized against rubella and
chickenpox infection before
trying to become pregnant.
Thoroughly wash and cook
food, regularly wash hands
(particularly before and after
preparing food, after using the
toilet, and after coming into
contact with bodily fluids and
waste).
Praesent mattis
massa non nisi.
References:
Anderson-Berry, A. (2014). Neonatal sepsis.
Medscape, Retrieved from
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/9
78352-overview
Lee, K. (2011). Neonatal sepsis. In D. Zieve
(Ed.), Prevention of Perinatal Group B
Streptococcal Disease, Revised Guidelines
from CDC. Medline Plus. Retrieved from
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/enc
y/article/007303.htm
Neonatal Sepsis
Sepsis neonatorum;
Neonatal septicemia;
Sepsis infant
Q&A
What is the prognosis?
With prompt treatment, many babies
with these bacterial infections will
recover completely with no remaining
problems. Nevertheless, neonatal
sepsis is a leading cause of infant
death. The more quickly an infant
receives treatment, the better the
outcome.
Blood culture
C-reactive protein