Browsing Medical Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Infection--drug therapy--Child"
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Aetiology, antibiotic resistance and risk factors for neonatal sepsis at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Although neonatal sepsis occurs in approximately 15% of neonatal admissions in Sub-Saharan Africa, there is minimal data on its causes and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that might guide policy and practice. Klebsiella ... -
Evaluation of antibiotic prescribing patterns for empirical therapy of neonatal sepsis at women and new born hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2020)Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed and used drugs in the treatment of neonatal sepsis. Inappropriate use of antibiotics is associated with increased microbial resistance and neonatal mortality. Therefore, this ...