Aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries
99% of the approximate 1 million annual neonatal deaths from life-threatening invasive bacterial infections occur in developing countries, at least 50% of which are from home births or community settings. Data concerning aetiology of sepsis in these settings are necessary to inform targeted therapy...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh University Global Health Society
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Global Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201102/JGH2-6_A1_Waters.pdf |
| Summary: | 99% of the approximate 1 million annual neonatal deaths from life-threatening invasive bacterial infections occur in developing countries, at least 50% of which are from home births or community settings. Data concerning aetiology of sepsis in these settings are necessary to inform targeted therapy and devise management
guidelines. This review describes and analyses the bacterial
aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in developing
countries. |
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| ISSN: | 2047-2978 2047-2986 |