A retrospective study on antibiotic sensitivity pattern of pathogens isolated from blood culture in cases of late-onset neonatal sepsis at a neonatal intensive care unit

According to the onset of age; neonatal sepsis is divided into early onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) and late ONS (LONS). [...]diagnosing neonatal infection is challenging, since clinical signs and symptoms are often slight and nonspecific for a particular infection. [...]in cases of suspected sepsis,...

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Published in:National journal of physiology, pharmacy and pharmacology pharmacy and pharmacology, 2018, Vol.8 (5), p.1-712
Main Authors: S, Shruthi, Sanji, Narendranath, Raghoji, Chaitali, G, Guruprasad, H, Shashikala
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Children & youth
Drug resistance
Epidemiology
Hospitals
Intensive care
Morbidity
Mortality
Nosocomial infections
Organisms
Pathogens
Pediatrics
Pneumonia
Sepsis
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Summary:According to the onset of age; neonatal sepsis is divided into early onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) and late ONS (LONS). [...]diagnosing neonatal infection is challenging, since clinical signs and symptoms are often slight and nonspecific for a particular infection. [...]in cases of suspected sepsis, 2 or 3 days empirical antibiotic therapy should begin immediately after cultures have been obtained without awaiting the results. [...]this study was conducted with the aim to determine the microbiological characteristics (causative organisms and their antimicrobial susceptibility) in suspected cases of LONS. CONCLUSION With the advancement of neonatal intensive care, the risk of neonates acquiring LONS is increasing. Since LONS is usually hospital-acquired, prevention measures should be employed with an emphasis on proper hand hygiene and evaluation of other potential reservoirs as sources of bacterial acquisition and transmission.
ISSN:2320-4672
2231-3206
DOI:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.1145016122017