Blood culture versus antibiotic use for neonatal inpatients in 61 hospitals implementing with the NEST360 Alliance in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Sarah Murless-Collins (Author), Kondwani Kawaza (Author), Nahya Salim (Author), Elizabeth M. Molyneux (Author), Msandeni Chiume (Author), Jalemba Aluvaala (Author), William M. Macharia (Author), Veronica Chinyere Ezeaka (Author), Opeyemi Odedere (Author), Donat Shamba (Author), Robert Tillya (Author), Rebecca E. Penzias (Author), Beatrice Nkolika Ezenwa (Author), Eric O. Ohuma (Author), James H. Cross (Author), Joy E. Lawn (Author), the NEST360 Infection Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Thirty million small and sick newborns worldwide require inpatient care each year. Many receive antibiotics for clinically diagnosed infections without blood cultures, the current 'gold standard' for neonatal infection detection. Low neonatal blood culture use hampers a...