Etiology of pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis in infants younger than three months of age in Ethiopia.

Methods: Within a multicenter study coordinated by WHO, an investigation of the etiologic agents of pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis was performed among infants younger than 3 months of age seen at the Ethio-Swedish Children's Hospital in Addis Ababa for a period of 2 years. Of the 816 infants enrolled 405 had clinical indications for investigation.

Results: There were a total of 41 isolates from blood cultures from 40 infants.