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

• Main Authors: Donald Waters (Author), Issrah Jawad (Author), Aziez Ahmad (Author), Ivana Lukšić (Author), Harish Nair (Author), Lina Zgaga (Author), Evropi Theodoratou (Author), Igor Rudan (Author), Anita K.M. Zaidi (Author), Harry Campbell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...