Background: Late onset neutropenia (neutropenia after 3 weeks of life) may be a physiological condition without need to prescribe antibiotics, G-CSF, or IVIG. We aimed to determine the association between sepsis and late onset neutropenia in very low birth weight (<1500 gm) infants.
Methods: This study was a cross-sectional prospective study in VLBW infants that were admitted in Mahdieh ...