Epidemiology of early and late-onset neonatal sepsis in an Australian regional special care nursery with a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander births.
Natalie WrightJoshua Reginald FrancisDennis BonneyZhiqiang WangJoshua FrancisPublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2022)
The incidence of culture-confirmed early and late-onset sepsis was low, but case fatality was high. Bacteraemia is an important contributor to neonatal and infant mortality in our setting.