Epidemiology and Mortality of Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis in Suriname: A 2-Year Surveillance Study

Niek B Achten; Amadu E Juliana; Neirude P Lissone; Jan C Sinnige; Natanael Holband; Rens Zonneveld; Frans B Plötz

doi:10.1093/jpids/piaa130

Epidemiology and Mortality of Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis in Suriname: A 2-Year Surveillance Study

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Apr 30;10(4):514-516. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa130.

Authors

Niek B Achten^{1

2}, Amadu E Juliana¹, Neirude P Lissone¹, Jan C Sinnige³, Natanael Holband¹, Rens Zonneveld⁴, Frans B Plötz^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Academic Hospital Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname.
² Department of Pediatrics, Tergooi Hospital, Blaricum, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Microbiology, Academic Hospital Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname.
⁴ Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 33231629
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piaa130

Abstract

We conducted a nationwide surveillance study to produce reliable national estimates on incidence, etiology, and mortality of early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) in Suriname. The estimated national population incidence rate of EONS was 1.37 (95% CI: 0.90-1.99) per 1000 live births and in-hospital mortality was 25.9%.

Keywords: Suriname; developing country; early onset sepsis; incidence; newborn.

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MeSH terms

Hospital Mortality
Humans
Incidence
Infant, Newborn
Neonatal Sepsis* / epidemiology
Sepsis* / epidemiology
Suriname