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Epidemiology of healthcare-associated bloodstream infection in South African neonatal units

20241 citationOpen accessStellenbosch University

Abstract

Most HA-BSI events affected preterm neonates at the central hospital with onsite surgery. One-third of patients with HA-BSI died, with highest mortality in preterm infants and Gram-negative/fungal BSI. Empiric antibiotic regimens provide moderate coverage of circulating pathogens but require annual review given increasing carbapenem resistance rates.

Research topics

  • Neonatal and Maternal Infections
  • Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance

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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-10219-0

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