Publications by authors named "Claudia Castrejon-Garcia"
[Impact of the use of an early neonatal sepsis calculator].
Herminia Uscanga-Carrasco Lizett Romero-Espinoza Alejandra Terrazas-Alonso Celia Yahuítl-González Leonardo Cruz-Reynoso
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc
August 2021
Article Synopsis
- Early onset neonatal sepsis (EOS) is a significant public health issue, and unnecessary antibiotic treatment can worsen health outcomes; using an EOS risk calculator can help reduce this problem.
- A study compared antibiotic use and hospital stay durations in newborns before and after implementing the EOS risk calculator, finding that no significant difference in EOS diagnoses occurred between the two groups.
- Results showed that after using the EOS risk calculator, 46.7% of infants received antibiotics compared to 100% before its implementation, indicating the calculator's effectiveness in minimizing unnecessary antibiotic use.