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Antibiotic exposure for culture-negative early-onset sepsis in late-preterm and term newborns: an international study
V. Dimopoulou, C. Klingenberg, L. Navér, V. Nordberg, A. Berardi, S. El Helou, G. Fusch, JM. Bliss, D. Lehnick, N. Guerina, J. Seliga-Siwecka, P. Maton, D. Lagae, J. Mari, J. Janota, PKA. Agyeman, R. Pfister, G. Latorre, G. Maffei, N. Laforgia,...
Language English
Document type Journal Article, Multicenter Study
- MeSH
- Anti-Bacterial Agents * therapeutic use administration & dosage MeSH
- Incidence MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Infant, Premature MeSH
- Infant, Newborn MeSH
- Neonatal Sepsis * drug therapy diagnosis MeSH
- Retrospective Studies MeSH
- Sepsis * drug therapy epidemiology diagnosis MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Infant, Newborn MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Multicenter Study MeSH
- Geographicals
- Australia MeSH
- Europe MeSH
- North America MeSH
BACKGROUND: Early-life antibiotic exposure is disproportionately high compared to the burden of culture-proven early-onset sepsis (CP-EOS). We assessed the contribution of culture-negative cases to the overall antibiotic exposure in the first postnatal week. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis across eleven countries in Europe, North America, and Australia. All late-preterm and term infants born between 2014 and 2018 who received intravenous antibiotics during the first postnatal week were classified as culture-negative cases treated for ≥5 days (CN ≥ 5d), culture-negative cases treated for <5 days (CN < 5d), or CP-EOS cases. RESULTS: Out of 757,979 infants, 21,703 (2.9%) received intravenous antibiotics. The number of infants classified as CN ≥ 5d, CN < 5d, and CP-EOS was 7996 (37%), 13,330 (61%), and 375 (1.7%). The incidence of CN ≥ 5d, CN < 5d, and CP-EOS was 10.6 (95% CI 10.3-10.8), 17.6 (95% CI 17.3-17.9), and 0.49 (95% CI 0.44-0.54) cases per 1000 livebirths. The median (IQR) number of antibiotic days administered for CN ≥ 5d, CN < 5d, and CP-EOS was 77 (77-78), 53 (52-53), and 5 (5-5) per 1000 livebirths. CONCLUSIONS: CN ≥ 5d substantially contributed to the overall antibiotic exposure, and was 21-fold more frequent than CP-EOS. Antimicrobial stewardship programs should focus on shortening antibiotic treatment for culture-negative cases. IMPACT: In a study of 757,979 infants born in high-income countries, we report a presumed culture-negative early-onset sepsis incidence of 10.6/1000 livebirths with an associated antibiotic exposure of 77 antibiotic days per 1000 livebirths. This study sheds light on the major contribution of presumed culture-negative early-onset sepsis to early-life antibiotic exposure. Given the diagnostic uncertainty surrounding culture-negative early-onset sepsis, the low mortality rate, and the disproportionate antibiotic exposure associated with this condition, our study emphasizes the importance of targeting culture-negative early-onset sepsis in antimicrobial stewardship programs.
Department of Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Medical University of Warsaw Warsaw Poland
Department of Neonatology Thomayer University Hospital Prague Prague Czech Republic
Department of Paediatrics University of Szeged Szeged Hungary
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescence Medicine University Hospital of North Norway Tromsø Norway
Department of Pediatrics Children's Hospital Lucerne Lucerne Switzerland
Neonatal Service CHC Montlegia Clinic CHC Health Group Liège Belgium
Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit CHIREC Delta Hospital Brussels Belgium
Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Policlinico Riuniti Foggia Foggia Italy
Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit University of Bari Bari Italy
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