A Dissertation submitted to the faculty of Medicine,
University of the Witwatersrand, in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of
Medicine in paediatrics. / The aims of this study were to establish the incidence of
perinatally and nosocomially acquired bacteraemia and
funqaemia as determinad by blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
isolates in the neonatal population seen at the Baraqwanath
Neonatal Unit; to identify risk factors for infection and
record the outcome. Other aims were to analyze tha susceptibility
patterns of the organisms isolated with respect to
changing antimicrobial policies and to compare these with
previously reported studies. (Abbreviation abstract) / Andrew Chakane 2018
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/24716 |
| Date | January 1992 |
| Creators | Funk, Evelyn Madeleine |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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