Sepsis in previously healthy neonates discharged home after delivery in Soweto, South Africa.

Background: There is a paucity of data on the aetiology of neonatal sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa.

Objectives: To investigate the incidence, aetiology and outcomes of physician-diagnosed sepsis in hospitalised neonates who had previously been discharged home after delivery in Soweto, South Africa.

Methods: A retrospective review using data abstracted from clinical and laboratory databases identified physician-diagnosed sepsis cases in neonates admitted to the general paediatric wards at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital from January 2015 to September 2016.