Open AccessManagement of Newborn Infections in Primary Care Settings
Author(s) -
Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta,
Anita K. M. Zaidi,
Durrane Thaver,
Quratulain Humayun,
Sajid Ali,
Gary L. Darmstadt
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0b013e31819588ac
Subject(s) - medicine , neonatal sepsis , pneumonia , randomized controlled trial , incidence (geometry) , sepsis , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , infant mortality , environmental health , population , physics , optics
Long-term, sustainable programs to address high incidence and death rates from neonatal infections are required for improving child survival. There is an urgent need to define the role of community-based management for neonates with serious bacterial infections--both at home and at first-level facilities.