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Abstract
A retrospective study of 542 neonatal sepsis cases was undertaken. Bacteremia was confirmed in 151 cases. There were a total of 195 (36%) deaths. Fifty nine (39%) of the deaths were from the bacteremia cases. The incidence of sepsis was 11 per 1000 live births. Klebsiella was the leading etiologic agent (38%), with a mortality rate of 54%. Low birth weight was found to be a predisposing factor for the development of sepsis and mortality. The high incidence of sepsis, the increase in mortality rate and the spread of nosocomial infection is discussed.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Bacterial And Fungal Diseases; Biology; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Eastern Africa; Ethiopia; Incidence; Infant; Infant Mortality; Infections; Measurement; Mortality; Neonatal Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Studies; Youth
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9558755
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ethiop Med J ISSN： 0014-1755