Serious Bacterial Infections in Preterm Infants: Should Their Age Be "Corrected"?

ABSTRACT: Adjusting the chronological age of preterm infants according to their gestational age is a widely accepted practice in the field of neurodevelopment. It has been suggested for the assessment of preterm infants with suspected infection, but has been poorly validated. Correcting for chronological age is especially critical in infants with a chronological age above 3 months, but a corrected age below 3 months due to the differences in assessment protocols. This study assessed the difference in incidence of serious bacterial infection (SBI) according to chronological and corrected age in preterm infants. A retrospective analysis of pediatric emergency department (PED) presentations was conducted for all 448 preterm infants born in between January 2010 and August 2019. Of the 448 preterm infant

SUBMITTER: Hadhud M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10178985 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature