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

<p><strong>Background:</strong>&nbsp;Thirty million small and sick newborns worldwide require inpatient care each year. Many receive antibiotics for clinically diagnosed infections without blood cultures, the current &lsquo;gold standard&rsquo; for neonatal infection de...

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Main Authors: Murless-Collins, S, Kawaza, K, Salim, N, Molyneux, EM, Chiume, M, Aluvaala, J, Macharia, WM, Ezeaka, VC, Odedere, O, Shamba, D, Tillya, R, Penzias, RE, Ezenwa, BN, Ohuma, EO, Cross, JH, Lawn, JE, NEST360 Infection Group
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2023