Frequency, risk factors, and outcome of neonatal meningitis in sepsis
Neonatal meningitis is common in neonates presenting with sepsis, but mortality rate is low. Positive cultures, particularly with MSSA, further underscore the bacterial etiology in neonatal meningitis.
Authors
- Asfia Sultan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0343-9513)
- Saeed Akhtar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1261-788X)
- Ayaz Ur Rehman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0152-8304)
- Saeed Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2493-5025)
Institutions
- Aga Khan University Hospital (PK)
- National Institute of Child Health (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.9.8890
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54