FATORES DE RISCO ASSOCIADOS AO DIAGNÓSTICO PRECOCE DA SEPSE NEONATAL: REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA

OBJECTIVE: To describe the risk factors for early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. METHODS:This is a descriptive study through a systematic literature review, conducted through adetailed search of studies published with language limitations in Portuguese and English,between 2013 and 2023, using the Lilacs, PubMed, and Scielo databases, with the followingkeywords: "neonatal sepsis and risk factors," "neonatal sepsis and diagnosis," and"neonatal sepsis and risk factors and diagnostic." The description of this systematic reviewwill be based on the PRISMA 2020 protocol (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematicreview and Meta-Analysis Protocols). RESULTS: A total of 294 scientific articles were foundusing the terms described in the methodology section of the study, of which 15 weredeemed relevant to the topic when analyzed in full. Overall, the main risk factors found inthe studies for neonatal sepsis are associated with prematurity, prolonged rupture of theamniotic membrane, Apgar score