Trends of neonatal sepsis and its etiology at Hawassa, Ethiopia: a five year retrospective cross-sectional study
The prevalence of culture-confirmed neonatal sepsis was relatively high in the study area. Early-onset neonatal sepsis was consistently more prevalent than LONS. The predominant etiologies of neonatal sepsis excluding CONS were K. pneumoniae, Enterococcus, Enterobacter agglomerans, Acinetobacter species, and Staphylococcus aureus. Among newborns with EONS, the predominant bacteria were K. pneumoniae, Enterococcus, Enterobacter agglomerans, and Acinetobacter species.
Authors
- Endale Worku
- Mulugeta Mengistu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0638-8889)
- Tsegaye Alemayehu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7579-8991)
- Gaurav Kwatra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2032-1975)
- Demissie Assegu Fenta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3914-838X)
- Dawit Yihdego Reda
- Musa Mohammed Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7786-3400)
- Biniyam Kijineh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4144-8068)
- Techilew Hailemeriam
- Tariku Lambiyo
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (IN)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Hawassa University (ET)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05515-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88