Sherif, Merema
Abera, Dessie
Desta, Kassu
Article History
Received: 15 November 2022
Accepted: 30 October 2023
First Online: 18 November 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval was obtained from Department of Research and Ethical Review Committee (DRERC) of Medical laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Addis Ababa University with a protocol number of DRERC/493/20/MLS. Permission letter was secured from St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College. Informed consent was obtained from all parents or legal guardians of the neonates. Parents or legal guardians were informed about the right to refuse to take part in the study as well as to withdraw at any time during the study period. Blood culture results were communicated to the responsible physician for immediate and appropriate treatment. This study was carried out based on the declaration of Helsinki. All the results were kept confidentially.
: Not applicable.