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Costs and cost-effectiveness of an infection prevention bundle to reduce neonatal sepsis and mortality in Zambia: The Sepsis Prevention in Neonates in Zambia (SPINZ) trial

2026-02-12 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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The Sepsis Prevention in Neonates in Zambia (SPINZ) trial was a prospective observational cohort study conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit of the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. Introduction of an infection prevention and control (IPC) bundle reduced hospital-associated mortality, total mortality, suspected sepsis, and confirmed bloodstream infections. This companion analysis was undertaken to analyze intervention costs and cost-effectiveness in this low-resource settin...

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