Neonatal sepsis at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Aetiology, antimicrobial sensitivity pattern and clinical outcome

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Mhada, Tumaini V ^a   Fredrick, Francis ^b   Matee, Mecky I ^b   Massawe, Augustine ^b  

^a Bugando Medical Centre   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLOXACILLIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867669833     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-904     Document Type: Article

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