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Fever in a Neonate

Usha Avva  1 , Matthew Mueller  2
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Fever in a Neonate

Usha Avva et al.
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The World Health Organization categorizes neonatal sepsis into early and late based on the age of onset. Early neonatal sepsis affects infants less than 72 hours of age ( some experts will advocate using 7 days as a limit for early-onset sepsis); whereas, we see late-onset infections in infants older than 72 hours to 28 days of age. Early recognition and treatment are necessary to decrease the significant morbidity and mortality in this age group.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Usha Avva declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Matthew Mueller declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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