**Neonatal Risk Factors**

 Premature neonate less than 37 weeks of gestation, Low birth weight and Small for Gestational Age(SGA)

Early Detection and Prevention of Neonatal Sepsis 9

On the analysis of their research, Klein and Marcy made the following conclusions referring to diagnostic analysis of symptoms and the relation to rising body temperature in full-term neonates: If bodily temperature is less than 38 °С, 99.9% of neonates will not develop sepsis. When among neonates with body temperature more than 38 °С, only 10% are expected to

Clinical signs are various and the diversity of symptoms is the result of metabolic and

Consequently, clinical symptoms of sepsis are nonspecific: They cannot be summarized according to principles: Poor Breathing, Poor Eating and Poor Looking. Out of 10 children

developed sepsis.

 Poor breathing Poor sucking Poor looking

**7. Clinical symptomatology** 

Nonspecific clinical signs: (3P-Signs)

**Symptoms of Respiratory Disorders:** 

 Inflating the nostrils (nose wings) Apnea/bradypnea (<30 in a min)

Tachypnea (>60 in min)

Grunting while breathing

Irregular breathing [12]

Hypotonia and Hypodynamia

**Symptoms of Cardiovascular and Skin Disorders:** 

 Gastro-intestinal Loss of appetite Vomiting; Diarrhea Abdominal distension

 Splenomegaly Neurologic Convulsions

Lethargy [12]

**Cardiovascular:**  Hypotension

Chest retraction

Hypoxia

inflammatory processes arisen in case of neonatal sepsis. [12]

with suspected sepsis, the disease will be confirmed in only one.

**Symptoms of Gastro-intestinal and Neurologic Disorders:** 


It is essential to know the evidence-based risk factors of neonatal infection as modern strategies of prophylaxis are precisely based on this data. [11]
