Open AccessAetiological agents, clinical features and outcome of septicaemia in infants in Ibadan
Author(s) -
Oluwagbemiga Oluwole Ayoola,
Adeyemo Aa,
K Osinusi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v22i1.27975
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , staphylococcus aureus , pediatrics , antibiotics , klebsiella , white blood cell , streptococcus , blood culture , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , gene , biology
The present study sought to determine the prevalence, clinical features and bacterial aetiological agents of septicaemia in post-neonatal infants (age 1-12 months) presenting with fever at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.