Sepsis in premature infants

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Overview

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Neonatal sepsisHP:0040187HypothermiaHP:0002045Gastrointestinal dysmotilityHP:0002579Caesarean sectionHP:0011410Functional abnormality of the gastrointestinal tractHP:0012719Increased circulating interleukin 6 concentrationHP:0030783
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FDA & Trial Timeline

8 events
Jun 2025Vancomycin Reduction Practices (VRP) in the NICU

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — NA

TrialRECRUITING
Feb 2025Antibiotic Stewardship to Prevent Early Sepsis in Preterm Infants

Hospices Civils de Lyon

TrialACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
Sep 2024Presepsin to Safely Reduce Antibiotics in Preterm Infants

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) — NA

TrialRECRUITING
Sep 2024The High Initial Dose of Monitored Vitamin D Supplementation in Preterm Infants.

Princess Anna Mazowiecka Hospital, Warsaw, Poland — NA

TrialNOT YET RECRUITING
May 2024Optimising Kangaroo Care to Reduce Neonatal Severe Infection/Sepsis and Resistant Bacterial Colonisation Among High-risk Infants in NICU.

PENTA Foundation — NA

TrialRECRUITING
Feb 2023Dopamine vs. Norepinephrine for Hypotension in Very Preterm Infants With Late-onset Sepsis

Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

TrialRECRUITING
Nov 2017Microfluidic Assessment of Clinical Outcomes in Preterm Newborns

University of Florida

TrialACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
Jan 2014Probiotics and the Neurodevelopment in the Premature Infant <32 Weeks Gestational Age and <1500g

Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica — NA

TrialACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

Data sourced from FDA regulatory filings and ClinicalTrials.gov. Updated periodically.

Treatments

No FDA-approved treatments are currently listed for Sepsis in premature infants.

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Clinical Trials

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Specialists

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Brenda B. Poindexter, MD MS
FRESNO, TX
Specialist
PI on 2 active trials
PP
Per T. Sangild, PhD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
JM
Joseph B. Philips, MD
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
EP
Elizabeth C. Wright, PhD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
RM
Ronald L. Poland, MD
HENDERSONVILLE, TN
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
JM
Jerold F. Lucey, MD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
MP
Magnus Domellöf, MD, PhD
Specialist
PI on 2 active trials
AM
Amy O'Connell, MD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
JM
Jon Dorling, MBChB DCH MD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
WM
William Engle, MD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
JL
Joanne V Loewy, DA, MT-BC, LCAT
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
DR
Deborah L O'Connor, PhD, RN
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
AM
Avroy A. Fanaroff, MD
CLEVELAND, OH
Specialist
PI on 3 active trials
SM
Seetha Shankaran, MD
DETROIT, MI
Specialist
PI on 8 active trials
CM
Charles R. Bauer, MD
ST GEORGE, UT
Specialist
PI on 4 active trials
WP
W. Kenneth Poole, PhD
Specialist
PI on 2 active trials
WM
Waldemar A. Carlo, MD
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Specialist
PI on 5 active trials
NM
Neil N. Finer, MD
SAN DIEGO, CA
Specialist
PI on 4 active trials
JM
Jon E. Tyson, MD MPH
Specialist
PI on 4 active trials
SM
Sheldon B. Korones, MD
Specialist
PI on 3 active trials
BM
Barbara J. Stoll, MD
ELKO, NV
Specialist
PI on 4 active trials
AM
Abbot R. Laptook, MD
Birmingham, Alabama
Specialist

Rare Disease Specialist

PI on 11 active trials1 Sepsis in premature infants publication
EM
Edward F. Donovan, MD
Specialist
PI on 4 active trials
RM
Richard A. Ehrenkranz, MD
Specialist
PI on 4 active trials
LM
Lu-Ann Papile, MD
Specialist
PI on 3 active trials1 Sepsis in premature infants publication

Treatment Centers

8 centers
🏥 NORD

Baylor College of Medicine Rare Disease Center ↗

Baylor College of Medicine

📍 Houston, TX

🏥 NORD

Stanford Medicine Rare Disease Center ↗

Stanford Medicine

📍 Stanford, CA

🔬 UDN

NIH Clinical Center Undiagnosed Diseases Program ↗

National Institutes of Health

📍 Bethesda, MD

🔬 UDN

UCLA UDN Clinical Site ↗

UCLA Health

📍 Los Angeles, CA

🔬 UDN

Baylor College of Medicine UDN Clinical Site ↗

Baylor College of Medicine

📍 Houston, TX

🔬 UDN

Harvard/MGH UDN Clinical Site ↗

Massachusetts General Hospital

📍 Boston, MA

🏥 NORD

Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine ↗

Mayo Clinic

📍 Rochester, MN

👤 Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine

🏥 NORD

UCLA Rare Disease Day Program ↗

UCLA Health

📍 Los Angeles, CA

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Latest news about Sepsis in premature infants

Disease timeline:

New recruiting trial: Vancomycin Reduction Practices (VRP) in the NICU

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Sepsis in premature infants

New recruiting trial: Presepsin to Safely Reduce Antibiotics in Preterm Infants

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Sepsis in premature infants

New recruiting trial: Optimising Kangaroo Care to Reduce Neonatal Severe Infection/Sepsis and Resistant Bacterial Colonisation Among High-risk Infants in NICU.

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Sepsis in premature infants

New recruiting trial: Dopamine vs. Norepinephrine for Hypotension in Very Preterm Infants With Late-onset Sepsis

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients for Sepsis in premature infants

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Which specialists treat Sepsis in premature infants?

25 specialists and care centers treating Sepsis in premature infants are listed on UniteRare, sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov principal investigators, published research, and the NPPES NPI registry.