Question
My sister’s child was born a month ago and recently started refusing to breastfeed and having a fever. The hospital examination said it was neonatal sepsis. Is sepsis severe? Are there any sequelae after treatment?
Answer
Neonatal sepsis refers to the invasion of pathogens into the neonatal blood circulation, causing systemic infection, with relatively high incidence and mortality rates. Sepsis can be caused by various bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli, and others. When the body’s resistance decreases, bacteria with weaker pathogenicity or opportunistic pathogens may trigger sepsis.