Open AccessNeonatal sepsis in a Nigerian private tertiary hospital: Bacterial isolates, risk factors, and antibiotic susceptibility patterns
Author(s) -
Emmanuel Olushola Shobowale,
Adaobi Solarin,
Charles John Elikwu,
Kenneth I. Onyedibe,
I J Akinola,
Abiodun A Faniran
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_34_16
Subject(s) - medicine , neonatal sepsis , antibiotics , sepsis , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , biology
Neonatal sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric age group in spite of several attempts at mitigating its effects. This article determines the prevalence of neonatal sepsis and the pathogens responsible for sepsis as well as risk factors and outcome at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital.