Risk factors of neonatal sepsis in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Shruti MurthyMyron Anthony GodinhoVasudeva GuddattuLeslie Edward Simon LewisN Sreekumaran Nair

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Male neonates, outborn admissions, need for artificial ventilation, gestational age <37 weeks and premature rupture of membranes are risk factors for sepsis among neonates in India. Robustly designed and reported research is urgently needed to confirm the role of other risk factors of neonatal sepsis in India.

Keyphrases

gestational age
risk factors
septic shock
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
birth weight
preterm birth
low birth weight
preterm infants
weight gain