The study found that viruses and tropical diseases were more significant causes of sepsis in India than previously known.
A review and meta-analysis found that the pooled prevalence of carbapenem resistance in bacteria from newborns with suspected sepsis in Africa was 30.4%.
The new test can cut the time to treatment from 2 or 3 days to about 13 hours, the authors say.
Patients with suspected community-onset sepsis accounted for half of total inpatient antipseudomonal beta-lactam antibiotic and anti–MRSA antibiotic days.
The two studies indicate that continuous infusions of beta-lactam antibiotics reduce the risk of mortality in critically ill sepsis patients.
Administering antibiotics more than 5.5 hours after emergency department arrival was associated with increased odds of 3- and 30-day mortality.
Researchers found in-hospital mortality was higher at safety-net hospitals than non–safety-net hospitals, but 30-day mortality was similar.
The maternal vaccine will target neonatal sepsis caused by Klebsiella pneumononiae.
In patients with suspected sepsis, the use of piperacillin-tazobactam was associated with a 5% increase in 90-day mortality compared with cefepime.
The study found that the number of newborns exposed to antibiotics in Swedish neonatal units is higher than it should be, given the low prevalence of early-onset sepsis.
