A decade of neonatal sepsis caused by gram-negative bacilli—a retrospective matched cohort study

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This study is to determine the incidence and outcome of neonatal gram-negative bacilli (GNB) sepsis in Stockholm, Sweden, and describe bacterial characteristics. This is a retrospective cohort study. All infants with GNB-sepsis between 2006 and 2016 were included and matched with two control groups, with suspected sepsis and uninfected neonates, respectively. Outcome was death before discharge, risk of death within 5 days after sepsis onset, and morbidity. The resistance pattern from all GNB was collected, and all available isolates were subjected to genome typing. All neonates with GNB-sepsis (n = 107) were included, and the cumulative GNB-sepsis incidence was 0.35/1000 live born. The in-hospital mortality was 30/107 (28%). GNB late-onset sepsis (LOS) was associated with an increase in mortality before discharge compared to uninfected controls (OR = 3.9; CI 1.6–9.4) but not versus suspected sepsis. The suspected LOS cases did not statistically differ significantly from uninfected controls. The case fatality rate (CFR) at 5 days was 5/33 (15%) in GNB early-onset sepsis (EOS) and 25/74 (34%) in GNB-LOS. The adjusted hazard for 5 days CFR was higher in GNB-LOS versus uninfected controls (HR = 3.7; CI 1.2–11.2), but no significant difference was seen in GNB-LOS versus suspected sepsis or in suspected sepsis versus controls. ESBL production was seen in 7/107 (6.5%) of the GNB isolates. GNB-LOS was associated with a higher 5 days CFR and in-hospital mortality compared to uninfected controls but not versus suspect sepsis. The incidence of both GNB-EOS and GNB-LOS was lower than previously reported from comparable high-income settings. The occurrence of antibiotic resistance was low.

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Nordberg, V., Iversen, A., Tidell, A., Ininbergs, K., Giske, C. G., & Navér, L. (2021). A decade of neonatal sepsis caused by gram-negative bacilli—a retrospective matched cohort study. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 40(9), 1803–1813. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-021-04211-8

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