Neonatal sepsis in a Nigerian private tertiary hospital: Bacterial isolates, risk factors, and antibiotic susceptibility patterns | Zendy

EmmanuelOlushola Shobowale | Zendy; Adaobi Solarin | Zendy; Charles John Elikwu | Zendy; Kenneth I. Onyedibe | Zendy; IbironkeJ Akinola | Zendy; AbiodunA Faniran | Zendy

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Neonatal sepsis in a Nigerian private tertiary hospital: Bacterial isolates, risk factors, and antibiotic susceptibility patterns

Author(s) -

EmmanuelOlushola Shobowale,

Adaobi Solarin,

Charles John Elikwu,

Kenneth I. Onyedibe,

IbironkeJ Akinola,

AbiodunA 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.

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