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November 20, 2020SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infections in two large neonatal units in sub-Saharan Africa

Alemayehu Mekonnen Gezmu Andre Nyandwe Hamama Bulabula Angela Dramowski Adrie Bekker Marina Aucamp Sajini Souda Britt Nakstad

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Abstract

BSI rates and associated mortality were substantial in these two neonatal units in sub-Saharan Africa. ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae remains a leading BSI and outbreak pathogen.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6c2a28dca315383ed8d89 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.169

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