Treatment outcomes of meningitis and its associated factors among neonates admitted to public hospitals in Harar Town, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study

Getahun Tamiru Yirsaw; Tadesse Bekele Tafesse; Abera Jambo Bune; Shambel Nigussie Amare

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0355843

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Treatment outcomes of meningitis and its associated factors among neonates admitted to public hospitals in Harar Town, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study

Getahun Tamiru Yirsaw ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Getahun Tamiru Yirsaw, Tadesse Bekele Tafesse, Abera Jambo Bune, Shambel Nigussie Amare

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: tamirugetahun53@gmail.com

Affiliation Clinical Pharmacy Unit, Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7820-5102

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Tadesse Bekele Tafesse ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Getahun Tamiru Yirsaw, Tadesse Bekele Tafesse, Abera Jambo Bune, Shambel Nigussie Amare

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6394-6766

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Abera Jambo Bune ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Getahun Tamiru Yirsaw, Tadesse Bekele Tafesse, Abera Jambo Bune, Shambel Nigussie Amare

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia
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Shambel Nigussie Amare

Contributed equally to this work with: Getahun Tamiru Yirsaw, Tadesse Bekele Tafesse, Abera Jambo Bune, Shambel Nigussie Amare

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia, Discipline of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
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Treatment outcomes of meningitis and its associated factors among neonates admitted to public hospitals in Harar Town, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study

Getahun Tamiru Yirsaw,
Tadesse Bekele Tafesse,
Abera Jambo Bune,
Shambel Nigussie Amare

Published: August 11, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0355843

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