Neonatal Sepsis Due to Multidrug-resistant Bacteria at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Ethiopia
Mulatu Gashaw,
Solomon Ali,
Melkamu Berhane
et al.
Abstract:Background:
The burden of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in low-income countries is alarming. This study aimed to identify the bacterial etiologies and antibiotic resistance patterns among neonates in Jimma, Ethiopia.
Methods:
An observational longitudinal study was conducted among 238 presumptive neonatal sepsis cases tested with blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid culture. The bacterial etiologies were confirmed using matrix-assisted laser deso… Show more
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