Relationship between maternal and/or newborn cholesterol levels and neonatal septicemia: protocol for a Ugandan cohort of mother-newborn pairs

• Main Authors: Kenneth Ssebambulidde (Author), Anthony Kayiira (Author), Ivan Segawa (Author), Sylvia Namanda (Author), Victoria Nakibuuka (Author), Victor Musiime (Author), Theresa H. Ward (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many aspects of microbial dissemination appear to vary with host cholesterol levels. Since neonatal septicemia remains a leading cause of newborn admissions and mortality in resource-limited settings, the contribution of abnormal cholesterol levels in maternal and/or newborn bloo...