Neonatal sepsis in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital: Clinical features, clinical outcome, aetiology and antibiotic susceptibility pattern
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Neonatal sepsis at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; aetiology, antimicrobial sensitivity pattern and clinical outcome
BACKGROUND Neonatal sepsis contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality among young infants. The aetiological agents as well as their susceptibility to antimicrobial agents are dynamic. This study determined aetiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and clinical outcome of neonatal sepsis at Muhimbili National Hospital. METHODS Three hundred and thirty neonates admitted at the Muhimbili...
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عنوان ژورنال: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2313-1810,2312-0053
DOI: 10.4102/sajid.v32i4.37