Bacteriological profile of neonatal sepsis in a tertiary-care hospital of Northern India

Indian Pediatr. 2015 Feb;52(2):158-9.

Abstract

With an objective to study the bacteriological profile of neonatal sepsis a retrospective study was conducted in the neonatal unit of a referral teaching hospital in Northern India. Among neonates born over 5-year period (n=22363) incidence of culture-positive sepsis was 7.5/1000 live births (7.5%). Staphylococcus aureus (47.3%), Klebsiella pneumonia (14.9%) and Acinetobacter (14.9%) were most common organisms isolated. Sensitivity pattern of isolated organisms is presented.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / epidemiology
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / microbiology*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sepsis / epidemiology
  • Sepsis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents