Bacteriological profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of common isolates of neonatal sepsis, Ho Municipality, Ghana-2016

Bacteriological profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of common isolates of neonatal sepsis, Ho Municipality, Ghana-2016

Abstract Background Globally, 4 million neonates die annually, with one-third of such deaths occurring as a result of infections. In 2011, there were 7.2million deaths in children below 5 years globally, and a proportion of 40% of these deaths occurred in neonates. Sepsis was reported to account for...

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Main Authors: Fortress Yayra Aku, Patricia Akweongo, Kofi Nyarko, Samuel Sackey, Fredrick Wurapa, Edwin Andrew Afari, Donne Kofi Ameme, Ernest Kenu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology
Subjects:
Neonatal sepsis
Antibiotics
Newborn
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40748-017-0071-z

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