Bacterial etiologic agents causing neonatal sepsis and associated risk factors in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
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Bacterial etiologic agents causing neonatal sepsis and associated risk factors in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND Neonatal sepsis is a blood stream infection which is seen in the first month of life of the neonate. Bacterial profile of neonatal septicemia is constantly changing thus, current knowledge on the patterns of bacterial isolates, its antibiotic resistance profile, and associated factors, are essential to design and implement appropriate interventions. Therefore, the aim of this study w...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pediatrics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-017-0892-y