title: Neonatal sepsis.
abstract: A two year retrospective study of 242 neonates with a clinical diagnosis of neonatal sepsis was undertaken. The neonates on whom blood culture results were available for analysis were categorized into "proven" or "presumptive" sepsis. A changing pattern in aetiological pathogens is identified. The conspicuous absence of Group B Streptococcal (GBS) sepsis is discussed. The overall mortality rate was 37% but the mortality rate in the bacteraemic patients was only 22.6%. This discrepancy is discussed in detail and further prospective study suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ghiorgis
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents