From: Effect of case management on neonatal mortality due to sepsis and pneumonia
Common signs of neonatal sepsis: | |
• Lethargy or irritability • Poor feeding • Vomiting • Jaundice | • Respiratory distress • Apnoea • Fever or hypothermia |
Definition of neonatal sepsis used by Bang et al (1999)[9] Presence of two or more of the following signs: | |
• Weak or absent cry • Weak or reduced suckling • Drowsy or unconscious baby • Temperature more than 37.2°C or less than 35°C | • Diarrhoea or persistent vomiting or abdominal distension • Grunting or severe chest indrawing • Respiratory rate of 60 or more • Pus in skin or umbilicus |
Definition of neonatal sepsis used by Baqui et al (2008)[12] Presence of one or more of the following signs: | |
• Convulsions • Unconsciousness • Fever ≥ 38.3°C • Breathing ≥ 60 per minute | • Body Temperature ≤ 35.3°C • Many or severe skin pustules or blisters on single large area, or pus or redness with swelling Severe chest indrawing |
Definition of sepsis by Young Infant Clinical Signs Study Group (2008)[84] Presence of one or more of the following signs: | |
• Difficulty feeding • Convulsions • Movement only when stimulated • Respiratory rate of 60 or more | • Severe chest indrawing • Temperature ≥ 37.5°C • Temperature ≤ 35.5°C |