Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2018

A Study on Clinical Profile of Neonatal Sepsis in Eastern Bihar.

Dr. Kishore Kumar Sinha, Dr. Anil Kumar, Dr. Brajesh Kumar

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 Introduction: Neonatal sepsis is defined as an invasive bacterial infection occurring in the first 4 weeks of life. The incidence of neonatal sepsis varies in different countries. The major cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity in newborns both in developed and

developing countries is Neonatal Sepsis.

Objective: This study was conducted toanalyze the symptoms and sign of Neonatal Sepsis.

Materialsand Methods: Hospital based study in which retrospectively the data was collected from patient record files of one year (April 2017 to March 2018).

Result: 212 Neonates with suspected sepsis were studied out of which 60 were culture positive.The most common organism was E. coli and the most common clinical presentation was the respiratory distress andletharginess.

Conclusion: Infection in Neonate is an important cause of mortality & morbidity especially in lowbirth babies.–

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr. Kishore Kumar Sinha, Dr. Anil Kumar, Dr. Brajesh Kumar, A Study on Clinical Profile of Neonatal Sepsis in Eastern Bihar., INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2018

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