Clinical and bacteriological profile of neonatal septicemia in a tertiary level pediatric hospital in Bangladesh.
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.
Ahmed
A S M Nawshad Uddin
AS
Department of Neonatology, Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Institute of Child Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh. childcar@bangla.net
Chowdhury
M A K Azad
MA
Hoque
Mahbul
M
Darmstadt
Gary L
GL
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