CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER RESEARCH
This review highlights several important features of neonatal
sepsis in the developing world. In general, it is more common
than in developed countries, the pathogen distribution is
different with a predominance of Gram negative bacteria and
Staph aureus, and the mortality is higher. In keeping with
developed countries, resistance to commonly used antibiotics
is an increasing problem. In resource poor countries,
however, the availability of alternative antibiotics is limited