A Systemic Review and Meta-analysis of the Leading Pathogens Causing Neonatal Sepsis in Developing Countries

Table 4

Studies characteristics of E. coli in developing countries.

Authors’ names	Years	Countries	Region	Setting	Study design	Sample size
Singh et al. [103]	2017	India	Asia	Hospital	Retrospective cohort	102
Aku FY et al. [104]	2016	Ghana	Africa	Hospital	Cross-sectional	150
El-Din EMS et al. [67]	2015	Egypt	Africa	Hospital	Cross-sectional	140
Iregbu KC et al. [105]	2013	Nigeria	Africa	Hospital	Retrospective cohort	251
Akindolire AE et al. [106]	2016	Nigeria	Africa	Hospital	Cross-sectional	202
Jajoo M et al. [96]	2015	India	Asia	Hospital	Cross-sectional	440
Afrin M et al. [107]	2016	Bangladesh	Asia	Hospital	Cross-sectional	116
Chiabi A et al. [87]	2011	Cameroon	Africa	Hospital	Cross-sectional	208
Ansari S et al. [75]	2018	Nepal	Asia	Hospital	Cross-sectional	82
Kumar et al. [108]	2017	India	Asia	Hospital	Cross-sectional	175
Mhada TV et al. [70]	2012	Tanzania	Africa	Hospital	Cross-sectional	371
Mkony MF et al. [71]	2014	Tanzania	Africa	Hospital	Cross-sectional	208
Sharma RS et al. [77]	2016	India	Asia	Hospital	Retrospective cohort	98