Neonatal infection in Sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional pilot study on bacterial pathogens and maternal risk factors

Neonatal infection in Sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional pilot study on bacterial pathogens and maternal risk factors

IntroductionAlthough child morbidity and mortality could be reduced in Sub-Saharan Africa during the last years both remain high. Since neonatal infections play a major role, we conducted a cross-sectional pilot study in the lake region of Western Tanzania in order to analyze not only the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Simone Blumenröder, Damas Wilson, Edgard Ndaboine, Mariam M. Mirambo, Martha F. Mushi, Oliver Bader, Ortrud Zimmermann, Stephen E. Mshana, Uwe Groß
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
neonatal infection
gram-negative bacteria
ampicillin
maternal risk factors Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1171651/full

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