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Bacteriological profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of common isolates of neonatal sepsis, Ho Municipality, Ghana-2016.

Fortress Yayra AkuPatricia AkweongoKofi NyarkoSamuel SackeyFredrick WurapaEdwin Andrew AfariDonne Kofi AmemeErnest Kenu
Published in: Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology (2018)
The prevalence of culture proven sepsis was 17.3% and Staphylococcus epidermidis was the most common isolate identified. Pathogens isolated were resistant to the first line drugs for management of neonatal sepsis. Hence, the need for a review of first line drug for empirical treatment in neonatal sepsis.
Keyphrases
  • septic shock
  • acute kidney injury
  • intensive care unit
  • biofilm formation
  • risk factors
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • drug induced
  • candida albicans
  • genetic diversity
  • signaling pathway
  • electronic health record