Sandra A. Darfour-Oduro, assistant professor of public health, attended the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo held in Washington, DC.
Sandra Darfour-Oduro presented research she co-authored with collaborators at the University of Ghana, School of Public Health at the American Public Health Association conference held in Washington, DC.
The research is titled “Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of bacterial isolates from neonates with sepsis admitted at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the Eastern Regional Hospital, Ghana.”
Darfour-Oduro and her co-authors conducted a secondary analysis using hospital-based data to determine the prevalence of neonatal sepsis. From the data, they determined the most prevalent bacteria isolated from neonates with sepsis and their sensitivity patterns. The authors also used logistic regression models to determine the predictors of neonatal sepsis.
Neonatal sepsis contributes to the high neonatal mortality rates seen in sub-Saharan Africa, where antimicrobial resistance is also high.