Patient's question:
Just 22 days after birth, sepsis was detected.Doctor's answer:
Neonatal sepsis requires the initiation of antibiotic therapy before blood culture results are available, and subsequent antibiotic selection is based on blood culture results and bacterial susceptibility testing. Typically, a combination of one penicillin-class and one aminoglycoside-class antibiotic is used as the initial choice, as their combination has a broad antibacterial spectrum and can produce synergistic effects. In cases of severe infection, third-generation cephalosporins combined with penicillin-class antibiotics may be used.