Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

BACTERIAL PROFILE OF SEPSIS AT A RURAL NEONATAL UNIT IN SOUTH KASHMIR.

Aasif Aziz Wani, Shazia Ashraf

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION: Neonatal sepsis contributes to a quarter of neonatal mortality in developing nations worldwide. There has been a paradigm shift in the bacterial isolates since the last decade which needs modification of antibiotic protocols. AIM: Currently there is a paucity of data from rural India in this regard, which was the reason to conduct this study. MATERIAL AND METHODS: All the neonates with risk factors of sepsis where enrolled in the study and a blood culture was sent on first contact. A standard form was filled for collecting the demographic and clinical details. A total of 500 babies with probable sepsis were cultured. RESULTS: 100 samples had a definite growth. 80% organisms grown were gram negative rods; among them Klebsiella, Ecoli and Acinetobacter were predominant in that order. Staphylococus aureus was grown in 5% isolates. There was a widespread resistance against cefotaxime in Klebsiella and Ecoli. However some sensitivity was retained for amikacin. CONCLUSION: We recommend a rational antibiotic policy and strict implementation of hand washing and barrier nursing while dealing with neonates.

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BACTERIAL PROFILE OF SEPSIS AT A RURAL NEONATAL UNIT IN SOUTH KASHMIR., AASIF AZIZ WANI, SHAZIA ASHRAF PARIPEX - INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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