A retrospective analysis of pathogen profile, antimicrobial resistance and mortality in neonatal hospital-acquired bloodstream infections from 2009-2018 at Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa.

<h4>Background</h4>Analysis of hospital-acquired bloodstream infection (HA-BSI) trends is important to monitor emerging antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threats and guide empiric antibiotic choices.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective 10-year review of neonatal HA-BSI was performed...

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Main Authors:	Kessendri Reddy, Adrie Bekker, Andrew C Whitelaw, Tonya M Esterhuizen, Angela Dramowski
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245089

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