A ten-year review of neonatal bloodstream infections in a tertiary private hospital in Kenya

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 799-803

  Kohli Kochhar, Ruchika ^a   Omuse, Geoffrey ^a   Revathi, Gunturu ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Bloodstream infections; Early onset sepsis; Late onset sepsis; Neonate

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; ONSET AGE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 82055190165     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1674     Document Type: Article

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