Half of all neonatal deaths occur in Africa, making infection prevention and treatment a critical public health priority. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.2 aims to reduce neonatal mortality to fewer than 12 deaths per 1,000 live births—and South Africa is one of only five African countries to have met this target.
In a discussion with The Lancet Microbe, Dr. Susan Meiring, Dr. Vanessa Quan, and Prof. Nelesh Govender explore bloodstream infections in neonates at lower-tier South African hospitals. Their study, Pathogen aetiology and risk factors for death among neonates with bloodstream infections at lower-tier South African hospitals: a cross-sectional study, examines the causes and risk factors of these infections and their impact on neonatal survival.
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