ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2019
Urinary tract infection is common in VLBW infants.
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- Treatment of positive urine cultures in the neonatal intensive care unit: a guideline to reduce antibiotic utilization.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021Guideline
- Urinary tract infection in the neonatal intensive care unit.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Antibiotic treatment for neonatal sepsis: changing trends and future directions.Drugs in context · 2026Review
- Urinary Tract Infection Epidemiology in NICUs in the United States.American journal of perinatology · 2024Observational
- Urinary tract infections in very premature neonates: the definition dilemma.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2024Article
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- [Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of common neonatal diseases in primary healthcare institutions: neonatal urinary tract infection (2025)].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatricsArticle
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Abstract
objectiveDetermine the significance of urinary tract infection (UTI) as a cause of late onset sepsis (LOS) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). STUDY
designAnalysis of blood, cerebrospinal fluid and urine culture results in VLBW infants >72-h old, admitted to the Georgetown University Hospital NICU between 2005 and 2015.
resultOf 527 VLBW infants, 297 (56.4%) underwent 911 evaluations for LOS; only one-third included urine cultures. UTI was diagnosed in 8.5% of VLBW infants (range 2-15.9%) and in 13.8% of infants weighing < 1000 g at birth. Gram-negative infections predominated. Concomitant blood cultures were negative in 96% of infants. UTI was more common than bloodstream infection by 2015.
conclusionUTI is a significant cause of infection in VLBW infants. Urine culture should be included in all LOS evaluations in order to facilitate accurate diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic therapy.
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