Surveillance for incidence and etiology of early-onset neonatal sepsis in Soweto, South Africa
Surveillance for incidence and etiology of early-onset neonatal sepsis in Soweto, South Africa
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Velaphi, Sithembiso C. , Westercamp, Matthew , Moleleki, Malefu , Pondo, Tracy , Dangor, Ziyaad , Wolter, Nicole , von Gottberg, Anne , Shang, Nong , Demirjian, Alicia , Winchell, Jonas M. , Diaz, Maureen H. , Nakwa, Firdose , Okudo, Grace , Wadula, Jeannette , Cutland, Clare , Schrag, Stephanie J. and Madhi, Shabir A.
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Globally, over 400,000 neonatal deaths in 2015 were attributed to sepsis, however, the incidence and etiologies of these infections are largely unknown in low-middle income countries. We aimed to determine incidence and etiology of community-acquired early-onset (<72 hours age) sepsis (EOS) using culture and molecular diagnostics.
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Surveillance for incidence and etiology of early-onset neonatal sepsis in Soweto, South Africa
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0214077
