A5076662806- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Infant Nutrition and Health
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
2024
Tygerberg Hospital
2022
Stellenbosch University
2022
Abstract Background Neonatal sepsis is a leading cause of death in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC). Increasing antibiotic resistance early onset (< 72 h life) bloodstream infection (EO-BSI) pathogens LMIC has reduced the effectiveness recommended empiric regimen (ampicillin plus gentamicin). Methods We retrospectively analysed blood culture-confirmed EO-BSI episodes at nine neonatal units from three central six peripheral hospitals Western Cape Province, South Africa between 1...
Abstract Background Reports of healthcare-associated bloodstream infection (HA-BSI) epidemiology in African neonatal units are limited. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study (2017–2018) nine the Western Cape Province, South Africa, including central, regional and district hospitals (416 beds) using laboratory clinical records. Patient demographics, HA-BSI rates, pathogen spectrum, hospital outcomes empiric antibiotic coverage rates were determined. Results Over two years, 23,748...