title: Clinical and bacteriological profile of neonatal septicemia in a tertiary level pediatric hospital in Bangladesh.
abstract: The present article is a descriptive analysis of clinical and bacteriological profile of neonatal septicemia in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh. Eighty six neonates with suspected sepsis were enrolled, out of which 30 were culture positive. Clinical presentation was non-specific. Majority (70%) of the cultures isolated gram negative bacilli, most commonly E.coli and Klebsiella. These isolates were most often sensitive to gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, and third generation cephalosporins. Twelve out of 30 culture positive cases died.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Institute of Child Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh. childcar@bangla.net
authors.forename: A S M Nawshad Uddin
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: M A K Azad
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: Mahbul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoque
authors.forename: Gary L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Darmstadt
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D001459:Bangladesh; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology