Neonatal sepsis: etiological study

The microbiological pattern of proven early neonatal sepsis is reported between the period of 1st January, 1984 to 31st December, 1985. Of 198 blood cultures, 30[43.5%] and 53 [41.0%] were positive in 1984 and 1985, respectively. There was considerable variability in the spectrum of organisms in these two years. The type of organisms found and their sensitivity to antibiotics was marked different from that reported in Western literature. Most organisms were found to be resistant to commonly used antibiotics. Cefotaxime and Tobramycin were most effective, while Fosfomycin was found to be effective against enterococci