| Autor: |
Adesiyun, OO, Mokuolu, OA, Johnson, A'WBR, Bello, MA, Adeniyi, A |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
| Zdroj: |
Tropical Journal of Health Sciences; Vol 19, No 1 (2012) |
| ISSN: |
1117-4153 |
| Popis: |
Neonatal Septicaemia (NNS) remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. This prospective cross- sectional study was carried out to determine the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and incidence and outcome of neonatal sepsis in population of Nigerian newborns. Subjects were babies either with clinical features of septicaemia or risk factors for sepsis. Study was over a 1-year period. The breastfeeding status of the babies was ascertained and a single venous sample of 2ml of blood was taken from a peripheral vein, following skin preparation for culture. One hundred and ninety three babies were recruited; of these 65 (33.6 percent) had culture proven septicaemia out of which 36(55.4 percent) babies were exclusively breastfed (EB) and 29 (44.6 percent) were not. In those |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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