Background:The incidence of neonatal sepsis (NS) varies from 6 to 9 cases per 1000 live births, but is higher among low-birth-weight neonates. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the risk factors, antimicrobial use pattern and clinical outcomes of NS at Bishoftu General Hospital, neonatal intensive care unit, Debrezeit-Ethiopia. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted using pretested and validated checklists. Results: Among the total 306 neonates (0-28 days of age) recruited, 249 (81.4%) were age ≤7 days, 169 (55.23%) were male, 251 (82%) were attended antenatal care, 136 (44.44%) were low in birth weight (≤2.5 kg) and 155 (50.7%) had total of white blood cell count ≥12000/mm

Background: The incidence of neonatal sepsis (NS) varies from 6 to 9 cases per 1,000 live births, but is higher among low-birth-weight neonates. The purpose of the present study was to examine the risk factors, antimicrobial use pattern and clinical outcomes of NS.