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Is lumbar puncture avoidable in low-risk neonates with suspected sepsis?

from Physician’s Weekly

Is lumbar puncture avoidable in low-risk neonates with suspected sepsis? Physician’s Weekly Performing lumbar punctures in all clinically suspected neonatal sepsis, as per current recommendations, results in many “negative” LPs. LPs are not without their own risks. With the intention of minimizing unnecessary LPs among neonates, we aimed to identify a subgroup at extremely low risk of developing possible meningitis so that an LP could be safely avoided in it. READ MORE

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