Evidence · Review article
Prevention and Treatment of Neonatal Infections in Facility and Community Settings of Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Descriptive Review.
- Cord management
- Early-onset sepsis
- Infection
- Infection prevention
- Late-onset sepsis
- Line and device care
- Medical
- Necrotising enterocolitis
- Nursing
- Nutrition and gastrointestinal
- Postnatal and transitional care
- Skin care
Summary
Descriptive review synthesising evidence on interventions to prevent and treat newborn infections in low- and middle-income countries across facility, mixed and community settings. Prevention strategies covered include antimicrobial stewardship, healthcare-associated infection bundles, clean birth kits, chlorhexidine cord cleansing, emollients, probiotics and synbiotics. Treatment approaches include prophylactic antifungals and community-based antibiotic delivery for possible serious bacterial infection. It highlights evidence gaps where further randomised trials are needed.
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