All infants with culture-proven sepsis in NICUs of CHNN will be enrolled in the study. Detailed data on microbiology, resistance pattern, neonatal mortality and morbidities will be collected and described. Risk factors for multi-resistant bacteria infections and for sepsis-related mortality will be identified.
Neonatal sepsis remains one of the most important cause of mortality and morbidities in China. This study will establish a prospective registral cohort of all infants with culture-proven neonatal sepsis in Chinese NICUs participating in the Chinese Neonatal Network (CHNN). The microbiology, antimicrobial resistance patterns and neonatal outcomes will be described in detail for this cohort.