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Late-onset sepsis

Sepsis in a newborn that begins after 72 hours of life, usually hospital-acquired and separating it from early-onset infection; some definitions count from the end of the first week.

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Sources

  • Glaser MA, et al. Neonatal sepsis: a review of pathophysiology and current management strategies. Advances in Neonatal Care, 2021. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32956076
  • Singh M, Agarwal A, Pattnaik P, Alsaleem M. Neonatal sepsis. StatPearls, NCBI Bookshelf, 2026. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK531478
  • MedlinePlus. Neonatal sepsis. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007303.htm

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