Prevalence and risk factors for antimicrobial resistance among newborns with gram-negative sepsis.

Prevalence and risk factors for antimicrobial resistance among newborns with gram-negative sepsis.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Newborn sepsis accounts for more than a third of neonatal deaths globally and one in five neonatal deaths in Ethiopia. The first-line treatment recommended by WHO is the combination of gentamicin with ampicillin or benzylpenicillin. Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) are i...

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Main Authors: Semaria Solomon, Oluwasefunmi Akeju, Oludare A Odumade, Rozina Ambachew, Zenebe Gebreyohannes, Kimi Van Wickle, Mahlet Abayneh, Gesit Metaferia, Maria J Carvalho, Kathryn Thomson, Kirsty Sands, Timothy R Walsh, Rebecca Milton, Frederick G B Goddard, Delayehu Bekele, Grace J Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255410

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