Burden and factors associated with clinical neonatal sepsis in urban Uganda: a community cohort study

Abstract Background Neonatal sepsis is one of the most important causes of mortality in developing countries and yet the most preventable. In developing countries clinical algorithms are used to diagnose clinical neonatal sepsis because of inadequate microbiological services. Most information on inc...

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Main Authors: Violet Okaba Kayom, Jamiir Mugalu, Abel Kakuru, Sarah Kiguli, Charles Karamagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1323-4