Motor, Cognitive and Behavioral outcome at school age of Preterms with Late Onset Sepsis

Background Late onset sepsis is still a common complication of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit. Late onset sepsis carries a high risk for subsequent neurodevelopmental impairment in the preterm infant. The objectives of this study were to determine the motor, cognitive and behavioral outcome of the children at school age and to determine whether the outcome was associated with characteristics of the sepsis. Methods We retrospectively studied patients from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the University Medical Center Groningen admitted in 2000 and 2001. We included 30 preterm infants (GA<32weeks and/or BW