Neonatal sepsis is now reportable in Minnesota!
Help us to determine:
The incidence and causes of neonatal
sepsis
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of
organisms causing neonatal sepsis
The impact of intrapartum antibiotic use
Please report all bacteria, excluding
coagulase-negative Staphylococcus,
isolated from a sterile site in infants less
than 7 days of age
Please submit isolates to the MDH Public Health Laboratory
To report a case of neonatal sepsis, please complete the
MDH Disease Report Card (blue card) or call
(651) 201-5414
141-1539
8/03/05
Minnesota Department of Health
Post Office Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
www.health.state.mn.us