Neonatal acquisition of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the community of a low-income country (NeoLIC): protocol for a household cohort study in Moramanga, Madagascar.

The study was approved by the ethical committee in Madagascar and by the institutional review board of Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.Findings will be reported to participating families, collaborators and local government; presented at national and international conferences and disseminated by peer-review publications.