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When to Include a Lumbar Puncture in the Evaluation for Neonatal Sepsis.

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Aleem, S; Greenberg, RG
Published in: Neoreviews
March 2019

Meningitis is a devastating infection in infants and is linked to adverse long-term outcomes. The prevalence of meningitis is variable and depends on gestational age, postnatal age, and clinical setting. Early diagnosis and treatment with appropriate antibiotics are crucial to decrease the risk of morbidity and mortality. Lumbar punctures are essential for the diagnosis of meningitis, but clinicians may defer lumbar puncture if the risk for meningitis is low or if there are substantial concerns regarding the risk associated with the procedure. Awareness of the epidemiology and microbiology of meningitis in infants, as well as valid contraindications to performing a lumbar puncture, is necessary to avoid missed diagnoses and procedure-related adverse effects.

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Neoreviews

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EISSN

1526-9906

Publication Date

March 2019

Volume

20

Issue

3

Start / End Page

e124 / e134

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Spinal Puncture
  • Neonatal Sepsis
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Humans
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Aleem, S., & Greenberg, R. G. (2019). When to Include a Lumbar Puncture in the Evaluation for Neonatal Sepsis. Neoreviews, 20(3), e124–e134. https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.20-3-e124
Aleem, Samia, and Rachel G. Greenberg. “When to Include a Lumbar Puncture in the Evaluation for Neonatal Sepsis.Neoreviews 20, no. 3 (March 2019): e124–34. https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.20-3-e124.
Aleem S, Greenberg RG. When to Include a Lumbar Puncture in the Evaluation for Neonatal Sepsis. Neoreviews. 2019 Mar;20(3):e124–34.
Aleem, Samia, and Rachel G. Greenberg. “When to Include a Lumbar Puncture in the Evaluation for Neonatal Sepsis.Neoreviews, vol. 20, no. 3, Mar. 2019, pp. e124–34. Pubmed, doi:10.1542/neo.20-3-e124.
Aleem S, Greenberg RG. When to Include a Lumbar Puncture in the Evaluation for Neonatal Sepsis. Neoreviews. 2019 Mar;20(3):e124–e134.

Published In

Neoreviews

DOI

EISSN

1526-9906

Publication Date

March 2019

Volume

20

Issue

3

Start / End Page

e124 / e134

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Spinal Puncture
  • Neonatal Sepsis
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Humans
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences