Prevalence and pathogen profiles of bacteremia in neonates hospitalized for clinical Sepsis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Daniel Geleta, Gemeda Abebe, Tsion Tilahun, Hunde Ahmed, Netsanet Workneh, Getenet Beyene · 2024
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Daniel Geleta and five co-authors pool Ethiopian studies to measure blood infection in newborns treated for sepsis. Their 2024 review answers a basic gap: how many clinically septic newborns in Ethiopia actually carry bacteria in the blood, and which ones. Nine studies, screened under standard review rules, fed the pooled estimate.
The answer is high: about forty percent of the newborns had proven bacteremia. Rates varied by region and study design, running higher in longitudinal work. Gram-negative bacteria caused about three fifths of the cases. One species led the list at about twenty percent, a staph found on skin and in hospitals, with two others close behind, including a pneumonia bacterium known for drug resistance. The authors present the figures as a planning baseline for newborn care and antibiotic policy in Ethiopia.
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| CREATOR | Daniel Geleta, Gemeda Abebe, Tsion Tilahun, Hunde Ahmed, Netsanet Workneh, Getenet Beyene |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |