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Can traditional birth attendants be trained to accurately identify septic infants, initiate antibiotics, and refer in a rural African setting?
BACKGROUND: Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of neonatal mortality. In populations with limited access to health care, early identification of bacterial infections and initiation of antibiotics by community health workers (CHWs) could be lifesaving. It is unknown whether this strategy would be feasi...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Global Health: Science and Practice
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4168634/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25276591 http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00045 |