Assessing the Use of Neonatal Sepsis Guidelines and Antibiotic Prescription With Large-Scale Prospective Data From Zimbabwe and Malawi
Guideline-recommended clinical signs for sepsis are inconsistently used, with clinicians using other features for antibiotic decision-making. Work is needed to revise clinical diagnostic algorithms in low-resource settings to ensure they are useful, usable and contextually appropriate.
Authors
- Gwendoline Chimhini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7280-3801)
- Msandeni Chiume (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3083-8563)
- Marcia Mangiza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0303-8120)
- Hannah Gannon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5726-2752)
- Michelle Heys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1458-505X)
- Simbarashe Chimhuya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-5155)
- Som Kumar Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1188-2606)
- Mario Cortina‐Borja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0627-2624)
- Gloria Zailani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5260-4084)
- Felicity Fitzgerald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9594-3228)
- Nushrat Khan
Institutions
- United Nations Development Programme (US)
- Women's University in Africa (ZW)
- University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- St Mary's Hospital (GB)
- Harare Central Hospital (ZW)
- University College London (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piaf017
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.51
Funders
- Medical Research Council