Neonatal sepsis. Part I
In recent decades, the problem of neonatal sepsis again becomes urgent. If in the 80 years of the XX century there was a decrease in the number of cases of this terrible disease among newborns due to the expansion of the spectrum of antibacterial and immunosupportive therapy. However, today the frequency of sepsis in newborns has increased and is 0.1-0.2% in term infants and 1-1.5% in preterm infants. The article presents modern approaches to the definition of the concept of neonatal sepsis, the causes, the etiology of its occurrence, pathogenetic mechanisms, approaches to diagnosis, as well as differential diagnosis, treatment and prevention of sepsis in newborns.