Quantifying the acute care costs of neonatal bacterial sepsis and meningitis in Mozambique and South Africa.

Céline AertsShannon LeahyHumberto MucasseSanjay LalaJustina BramugyCally J TannShabir A MadhiAzucena BardajíQuique BassatZiyaad DangorJoy E LawnMark JitSimon R Procter

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)

We found substantial costs associated with acute neonatal bacterial (all-cause) sepsis and meningitis in SSA. Our estimates will inform cost-effectiveness analyses of interventions to prevent invasive bacterial infections in neonates.

Keyphrases

acute care
south africa
intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
septic shock
cerebrospinal fluid
liver failure
hiv positive
drug induced
low birth weight
respiratory failure
aortic dissection
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation