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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2019

Rapid diagnosis of neonatal sepsis by PCR for detection of 16S rRNA gene, while blood culture and PCR results were similar in

Mostafa I El-Amir, Mohamed Ali El-Feky, Doaa A Abo Elwafa, Eman Ahmed Abd-Elmawgood

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Article in Infection and drug resistance, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mostafa I El-AmirDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-6682-0309
Mohamed Ali El-FekyDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
Doaa A Abo ElwafaDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
Eman Ahmed Abd-ElmawgoodDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
South Valley University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo determine the bacteriological pattern and antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial isolates causing neonatal sepsis in Qena University Hospitals and compare polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and blood culture results in a trial for rapid diagnosis. PATIENTS AND

methodsBlood samples from 75 clinically suspected cases of neonatal sepsis were subjected to identification of bacteria and determination of their antibiotic sensitivity through blood culture, and rapid detection of 16S rRNA and the uidA gene (to confirm the presence of

resultsMost patients were preterm (64%) and low birth weight (LBW) (68%). In total, 42.7% presented with early onset sepsis (EOS). LBW was significantly associated with EOS (

conclusionEOS was mainly caused by

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16S rRNAblood cultureEOSLOSneonatal sepsis

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PMCPMC6724612
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