Patient's question:
Today afternoon, I learned that my colleague's baby, who has only been in the world for four days, has developed neonatal sepsis. It seems to be a complication of hyperbilirubinemia, and the baby is currently in a coma. Could you please tell me if neonatal sepsis is considered a hospital-acquired infection?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal sepsis is a hospital-acquired infection. For the baby, the condition is not particularly severe, but it still requires active diagnosis and treatment. Standardized anti-infection therapy should be administered to identify the pathogenic microorganisms and provide targeted treatment accordingly. If specific and standardized anti-infection treatment is given, the condition can generally be controlled, so there is no need to worry too much. Neonatal sepsis is a serious infectious disease, which can occur both in the hospital and outside the hospital.