Umbilical cord blood culture for early onset sepsis in preterm infants

CONCLUSIONS: UCBC effectively detected EOS establishing it as a method with possibly better diagnostic performance than NBC in high-risk neonates. Further studies are needed to improve UCBC technique and lower contamination rates.IMPACT: Umbilical cord blood culture has a higher bacterial identification rate than peripheral venous blood culture for the early identification of early-onset sepsis in preterm infants. Umbilical cord blood cultures that showed no growth were reliable predictors of not developing early onset sepsis. Umbilical cord blood culture should be considered as part of the evaluation for early onset sepsis in the preterm infants.PMID:38622259 | DOI:10.1038/s41390-024-03183-7
Source: Pediatric Research - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Source Type: research