A call to bridge the diagnostic gap: diagnostic solutions for neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries
Birgitta Gleeson, Cecilia Ferreyra, Kara Palamountain, Shevin T. Jacob, Naomi Spotswood, Niranjan Kissoon, Yasir Bin Nisar, Felicity Fitzgerald, Sarah Murless-Collins, Uduak Okomo, James Cross, Elizabeth Molyneux, Erwan Piriou, Kenechukwu K. Iloh, Data Santorino, David A. Goldfarb, Alex Stevenson, Rebecca Kirby, Brooke E Nichols, Benjamin Blümel, Cassandra Kelly‐Cirino, Timothy R. Walsh, Lizel Georgi Lloyd, Sara Liaghati-Mobarhan
Abstract
SUMMARY BOX Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear the greatest burden of neonatal mortality, with sepsis being a major contributor.
Topics & Concepts
Low and middle income countriesBridge (graph theory)Neonatal sepsisDiagnostic testSepsisPublic healthMedicineIntensive care medicineEconomicsEnvironmental healthPublic economicsPediatricsDeveloping countryEconomic growthNursingSurgeryNeonatal and Maternal InfectionsPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsStreptococcal Infections and Treatments