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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Infant, Newborn, Diseases > Neonatal Sepsis
Infections > Sepsis > Neonatal Sepsis
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Inflammation > Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome > Sepsis > Neonatal Sepsis
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Shock > Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome > Sepsis > Neonatal Sepsis

Preferred term

Neonatal Sepsis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Blood infection that occurs in an infant younger than 90 days old. Early-onset sepsis is seen in the first week of life and most often appears within 24 hours of birth. Late-onset occurs after 1 week and before 3 months of age.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Sepsis, Neonatal

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-QF3LFJPF-1

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