OBJECTIVE To develop definitions of bloodstream infections in the newborn that would enable clinicians to identify infection early, so patients can be enrolled in clinical trials. The definitions should be useful for surveillance and epidemiologic purposes. METHOD Search of EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Cochrane Library using age and English language limited key words sepsis, septicemia, and shock. Ex...

Objective: To analyze the risk factors of catheter-related bloodstream infection in outpatients and propose feasible prevention control measures. Methods: The medical records with peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) from January 2020 to December 2021 were selected for retrospective analysis, that may be related occurrence analyzed by logistic multivariate analysis. Results: incidence ...

Primary bloodstream infection (BSI) is a leading, preventable infectious complication in critically ill patients and has a negative impact on patients' outcome. Surveillance definitions for primary BSI distinguish those that are microbiologically documented from those that are not. The latter is known as clinical sepsis, but information on its epidemiologic importance is limited. We analyzed pr...

OBJECTIVE To report an uncommon incidence of sporadic bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by Pantoea agglomerans in preterm neonates. CASE PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION Fives cases of nosocomial BSI with P. agglomerans in preterm neonates (weight 7 days of age). Lethargy, skin mo...