RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Neonatal sepsis: an international perspective JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP F220 OP FF224 DO 10.1136/adc.2002.022863 VO 90 IS 3 A1 S Vergnano A1 M Sharland A1 P Kazembe A1 C Mwansambo A1 P T Heath YR 2005 UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/90/3/F220.abstract AB Neonatal infections currently cause about 1.6 million deaths annually in developing countries. Sepsis and meningitis are responsible for most of these deaths. Resistance to commonly used antibiotics is emerging and constitutes an important problem world wide. To reduce global neonatal mortality, strategies of proven efficacy, such as hand washing, barrier nursing, restriction of antibiotic use, and rationalisation of admission to neonatal units, need to be implemented. Different approaches require further research.