Challenges in Implementation of the ANISA Protocol at the Matiari Site, Pakistan

• Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 35; no. 5 Suppl 1; p. S65
• Main Authors: Ahmed, Sheraz, Ariff, Shabina, Soofi, Sajid Bashir, Hussain, Amjad, Hotwani, Aneeta, Yaqoob, Muhammad, Qureshi, Shahida M, Ahmed, Imran, Islam, Mohammad Shahidul, Saha, Samir K, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Data Collection; Epidemiological Monitoring; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Neonatal Sepsis - epidemiology; Neonatal Sepsis - etiology; Pakistan - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Rural Population; Specimen Handling

The Aetiology of Neonatal Infection in South Asia (ANISA) study is a population-based study with sites in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. It aims to determine community-acquired incidence, etiology and associated risk factors for neonatal infections. Matiari, a rural site in Pakistan, was chosen for...