Publications by authors named "Nicole Hajjar"
Paediatr Child Health
June 2023
Article Synopsis
- Sepsis is a major health issue for newborns, but there are no standard guidelines for collecting blood cultures to diagnose it in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) worldwide.
- A survey conducted across 29 Canadian level-3 NICUs revealed that while 65% have guidelines for blood culture collection, practices vary widely regarding volume and types of cultures collected for early and late-onset sepsis.
- The lack of standardization in these practices could hinder accurate estimates of neonatal sepsis incidence and the development of effective treatment strategies.
