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Neonatal Sepsis: Risk Factors, Recognition and Management

Lecture on neonatal sepsis as a major cause of newborn death within twenty-four to forty-eight hours: risk factors including prematurity with reduced intrinsic antibody production and complement activity, preventive measures, the suspicious signs that should trigger treatment rather than a diagnosis of upper respiratory infection, management and referral.

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