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Estimates of possible severe bacterial infection in neonates in sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia, and Latin America for 2012: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Bacterial infections are a leading cause of the 2·9 million annual neonatal deaths. Treatment is usually based on clinical diagnosis of possible severe bacterial infection (pSBI). To guide programme planning, we have undertaken the first estimates of neonatal pSBI, by sex and by region, for sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia, and Latin America.We included data for pSBI incidence in neonates of 32 weeks' gestation or more (or birthweight ≥1500 g) with livebirth denominator data, undertaking a syst...

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10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70804-7

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University of Oxford
Oxford college:
Brasenose College
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University of Oxford
Oxford college:
Nuffield College
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Elsevier
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Lancet. Infectious diseases More from this journal
Volume:
14
Issue:
8
Pages:
731-741
Publication date:
2014-08-01
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1473-3099
Pmid:
24974250
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English
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pubs:474112
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uuid:9e0af575-1edf-47b7-a677-2deba1423cf6
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474112
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2017-05-06

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