Abstract
Few studies have investigated the risk of invasive infection following surgery among extremely premature neonates, who often require intervention for necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage, and other comorbidities. Surgical site soft tissue infections are frequently caused by Staphylococcus aureus, but it does not necessarily follow that this organism will be the causative agent in babies with postoperative bacteremia or meningitis. Shane et al investigated the risk of symptomatic, culture-confirmed bacteremia, candidemia, and meningitis among 1154 infants who were born at 22-28 weeks gestation and who required surgery between 2011 and 2015 at centers that participate in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network.
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