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Risk Factors Contributing To Urinary Tract Infections (Uti) In Neonates, Jennifer V. Harshman
Risk Factors Contributing To Urinary Tract Infections (Uti) In Neonates, Jennifer V. Harshman
Honors Undergraduate Theses
Urinary tract infections (UTI) in neonates are caused by many types of risk factors such as increased length of maternal labor, physiologic maternal conditions, prematurity, and decreased birth weight. Identification of potential risk factors for UTI in neonates can lead to rapid assessment and early interventions to treat urinary infection in the neonate before it transitions to a severe or life-threatening condition, such as a kidney infection or septicemia.
The primary purpose of this literature review was to examine risk factors predisposing neonates to UTI. The secondary purpose was to identify if length of time to drug therapy used to …