New Protocol for Febrile Neonate Management

Inclusion Criteria: * All neonates who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit with a rectal temperature of ≥38°C (documented at the time of medical evaluation) were eligible for the participation in this study. Exclusion Criteria: * The exclusion criteria were gestational age less than 35 weeks, who refused to participate in the study, chromosome abnormality (e.g., trisomy 21, 18), the presence of a chronic disease, congenital malformations (cyanotic heart disease, meningomyelocele), admission to pediatric surgery, started on antibiotics before admission, and incomplete records.