<p>Background and Clinical Characteristics of Neonates with Suspected Septicemia and their

Asella Teaching and Referral Hospital (ARTH) in Ethiopia collected data on 392 neonates with clinically suspected sepsis and their mothers. The dataset includes background and clinical characteristics, likely for analyzing risk factors and treatment outcomes. It was authored by Mesfin Wubishet Gurmu and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify risk factors for neonatal septicemia based on maternal and neonatal clinical characteristics mentioned in the description.
• Analyze local pathogen distribution and antibiotic resistance patterns based on platform tags referencing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus.
• Study associations between preterm birth and sepsis outcomes based on the 'Preterm Birth' platform tag.
• Evaluate adherence to clinical guidelines like CLSI 2021 for empirical antibiotic therapy based on platform tags.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• Focus on a specific clinical population (392 neonate-mother pairs) from a single hospital.
• Platform tags suggest inclusion of specific clinical variables like Apgar scores and pathogen types.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single hospital in Ethiopia.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Mesfin Wubishet Gurmu.

Collection Method

Likely extracted from medical registry records at Asella Teaching and Referral Hospital (ARTH).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 17:34:21; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Asella, Ethiopia (inferred from Asella Teaching Hospital platform tag).