Blood culture versus antibiotic use for neonatal inpatients in 61 hospitals implementing with the NEST360 Alliance in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Blood culture versus antibiotic use for neonatal inpatients in 61 hospitals implementing with the NEST360 Alliance in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Thirty million small and sick newborns worldwide require inpatient care each year. Many receive antibiotics for clinically diagnosed infections without blood cultures, the current ‘gold standard’ for neonatal infection detection. Low neonatal blood culture use hampers appropriate...

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Main Authors: Sarah Murless-Collins, Kondwani Kawaza, Nahya Salim, Elizabeth M. Molyneux, Msandeni Chiume, Jalemba Aluvaala, William M. Macharia, Veronica Chinyere Ezeaka, Opeyemi Odedere, Donat Shamba, Robert Tillya, Rebecca E. Penzias, Beatrice Nkolika Ezenwa, Eric O. Ohuma, James H. Cross, Joy E. Lawn, the NEST360 Infection Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Newborn
Neonatal
Blood culture
Antibiotics
Low- and middle-income countries
Inpatient care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04343-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04343-0

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