Neonatal bloodstream infections in a Ghanaian Tertiary Hospital: Are the current antibiotic recommendations adequate?

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of bloodstream infections (BSI) in neonates is usually difficult due to minimal symptoms at presentation; thus early empirical therapy guided by local antibiotic susceptibility profile is necessary to improve therapeutic outcomes. METHODS: A review of neonatal blood cultures su...

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Autores principales: Labi, Appiah-Korang, Obeng-Nkrumah, Noah, Bjerrum, Stephanie, Enweronu-Laryea, Christabel, Newman, Mercy Jemima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5078915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27776490
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1913-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5078915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27776490
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1913-4

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