Infection remains a leading cause of neonatal mortality among infants delivered at a tertiary hospital in Karachi, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Muhammad Ayaz Mustufa,
Razia Korejo,
Anjum Shahid,
Sadia Nasim
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.3569
Subject(s) - medicine , low birth weight , respiratory distress , pediatrics , birth weight , mortality rate , sepsis , infant mortality , neonatal sepsis , population , pregnancy , surgery , environmental health , genetics , biology
The current cohort study was conducted to determine the frequency and compare the mortality rate with associated characteristics among low birth weight and normal birth weight infants during the neonatal period at a tertiary healthcare facility, Karachi.
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