Ethiopian medical journal
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Ethiopian medical journal · Jul 1997
Neonatal sepsis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a review of 151 bacteremic neonates.
A retrospective study of 542 neonatal sepsis cases was undertaken. Bacteremia was confirmed in 151 cases. There were a total of 195 (36%) deaths. ⋯ Klebsiella was the leading etiologic agent (38%), with a mortality rate of 54%. Low birth weight was found to be a predisposing factor for the development of sepsis and mortality. The high incidence of sepsis, the increase in mortality rate and the spread of nosocomial infection is discussed.