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USO DE LA PUNCIÓN LUMBAR EN LA EVALUACIÓN DE SEPSIS NEONATAL TARDÍA EN RECIÉN NACIDOS DE BAJO PESO.
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Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública . 2016, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p278-282. 5p. 4 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The objective of this study was to analyze the use of lumbar punctures (LP) in the evaluation of late-onset neonatal sepsis. It is recommended to perform an LP as part of the evaluation of late-onset sepsis. We used a cohort of 414 newborns with a birth weight <2000g in three hospitals in Lima. A LP was performed in 45/214 (21.0%) of sepsis evaluations and in 13/48 (27.1%) of culture-proven sepsis. Meningitis was diagnosed in 8/214 (3.7%) of the episodes and 8/45 (17.5%) of the evaluations that included an LP. The duration of treatment of the sepsis episodes without a LP and the episodes with a negative LP was similar, and shorter than the episodes with a positive LP. The use of LP in the evaluation of late-onset sepsis is low and can result in undiagnosed and undertreated meningitis. The use of LP in the evaluation of neonatal sepsis must be encouraged in the neonatal units. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- Spanish
- ISSN :
- 17264634
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 116473669
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2016.332.2215