Neonatal sepsis experts provide a thorough understanding of the incidence and burden of neonatal sepsis globally, in addition to an overview of current management guidelines and areas of improvement, which could help mitigate better outcomes in neonatal sepsis, especially within low- and middle-income settings.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the burden antimicrobial resistance has on morbidity and mortality rates in neonates within low- and middle-income countries.
• Describe the scale of disease burden sepsis has in South Africa within the neonatal population.
• Identify common challenges faced in the management of neonatal sepsis in India.
• Recognize the burden bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance has across Africa, along with possible identified approaches to address these challenges and improve healthcare delivery methods.

Instructors:

• Odiraa Nwankwor, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, United States of America (moderator)
• Ramanan Laxminarayan, University of Washington, United States of America.
• Vanessa Quan, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa.
• Jeeva Sankar, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, India.
• Uduak Okomo, MRC Unit, The Gambia.
• Julia Bielicki, St George’s University of London, United Kingdom.