Incidence and risk factors of neonatal infections in a rural Bangladeshi population: a community-based prospective study

Abstract Background Infections cause about one fifth of the estimated 2.7 million annual neonatal deaths worldwide. Population-based data on burden and risk factors of neonatal infections are lacking in developing countries, which are required for the appropriate design of effective preventive and t...

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Main Authors: Dipak K. Mitra, Luke C. Mullany, Meagan Harrison, Ishtiaq Mannan, Rashed Shah, Nazma Begum, Mamun Ibne Moin, Shams El Arifeen, Abdullah H. Baqui, For the Projahnmo Study Group in Bangladesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41043-018-0136-2