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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Labuda, Sarah M
• Te, Vantha
• Var, Chivorn
• Iv Ek, Navapol
• Seang, Sosorphea
• Bazzano, Alessandra N
• Oberhelman, Richard A

Titel

Neonatal Sepsis Epidemiology in a Rural Province in Southeastern Cambodia, 2015-2017

Ist Teil von

• The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2019-01, Vol.100 (6), p.1566-1568

Ort / Verlag

United States: Institute of Tropical Medicine

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Neonatal sepsis is the second most prevalent cause of neonatal deaths in low- and middle-income countries, and many countries lack epidemiologic data on the local causes of neonatal sepsis. During April 2015-November 2016, we prospectively collected 128 blood cultures from neonates admitted with clinical sepsis to the provincial hospital in Takeo, Cambodia, to describe the local epidemiology. Two percent ( = 3) of positive blood cultures identified were Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) and were presumed pathogens, whereas 10% ( = 13) of positive blood cultures identified were likely contaminants, consistent with findings in other published studies. No group B was identified in any positive cultures. The presence of GNB as the primary pathogens could help influence local treatment guidelines.