title: Management of neonatal sepsis in term newborns.
abstract: Neonatal sepsis is a common and deadly disease. It is broadly defined as a systemic inflammatory response, occurring in the first four weeks of life, as a result of a suspected or proven infection. Yet, more reliable and consistently applied diagnostic criteria would help improve our knowledge of the disease epidemiology. Several therapeutic attempts to control systemic inflammation in sepsis were unsuccessful. Immediate empirical administration of broad-spectrum anti-microbials, aggressive fluid resuscitation, and vaso-active or inotropic support (or both) are the mainstays of the therapeutic management of neonatal sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal and Sainte-Justine Hospital 3175 Cote Sainte-Catherine, Montreal Canada H3T1C5.
authors.forename: Geneviève
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Du Pont-Thibodeau
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal and Sainte-Justine Hospital 3175 Cote Sainte-Catherine, Montreal Canada H3T1C5.
authors.forename: Jean-Sébastien
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Joyal
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal and Sainte-Justine Hospital 3175 Cote Sainte-Catherine, Montreal Canada H3T1C5.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lacroix