Aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries

99% of the approximate 1 million annual neonatal deaths from life-threatening invasive bacterial infections occur in developing countries, at least 50% of which are from home births or community settings. Data concerning aetiology of sepsis in these settings are necessary to inform targeted therapy...

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Main Authors:	Donald Waters, Issrah Jawad, Aziez Ahmad, Ivana Lukšić, Harish Nair, Lina Zgaga, Evropi Theodoratou, Igor Rudan, Anita K.M. Zaidi, Harry Campbell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2011-12-01
Series:	Journal of Global Health
Online Access:	http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201102/JGH2-6_A1_Waters.pdf

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spelling	doaj-39e0fb144df640ef811d6f71939d31532020-11-24T21:35:59ZengEdinburgh University Global Health SocietyJournal of Global Health2047-29782047-29862011-12-0112154170Aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countriesDonald Waters 0Issrah Jawad 1Aziez Ahmad 2Ivana Lukšić 3Harish Nair 4Lina Zgaga 5Evropi Theodoratou 6Igor Rudan 7Anita K.M. Zaidi 8Harry Campbell 9Centre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UKCentre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UKDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Microbiology, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, CroatiaCentre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UKCentre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UKCentre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UKCentre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UKDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanCentre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK99% of the approximate 1 million annual neonatal deaths from life-threatening invasive bacterial infections occur in developing countries, at least 50% of which are from home births or community settings. Data concerning aetiology of sepsis in these settings are necessary to inform targeted therapy and devise management guidelines. This review describes and analyses the bacterial aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in developing countries.http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201102/JGH2-6_A1_Waters.pdf
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spellingShingle	Donald Waters Issrah Jawad Aziez Ahmad Ivana Lukšić Harish Nair Lina Zgaga Evropi Theodoratou Igor Rudan Anita K.M. Zaidi Harry Campbell Aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries Journal of Global Health
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title	Aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries
title_short	Aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries
title_full	Aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries
title_fullStr	Aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries
title_full_unstemmed	Aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries
title_sort	aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries
publisher	Edinburgh University Global Health Society
series	Journal of Global Health
issn	2047-2978 2047-2986
publishDate	2011-12-01
description	99% of the approximate 1 million annual neonatal deaths from life-threatening invasive bacterial infections occur in developing countries, at least 50% of which are from home births or community settings. Data concerning aetiology of sepsis in these settings are necessary to inform targeted therapy and devise management guidelines. This review describes and analyses the bacterial aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in developing countries.
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Aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries

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