Neonatal Septicemia Predominant Bacterial Species and Antibiotic Resistance.

A prospective study was undertaken over a period of one year to determine various organisms responsible for neonatal septicemia and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern in a rural area. 1-2 ml of blood from the clinically suspected cases of neonatal septicemia was cultured in Brain Heart Infusion Agar- Brain Heart Infusion Broth (BHIA-BHIB). Out of 54 cases, blood culture was positive in 38 (70.37%) cases. Gram negative septicemia was encountered in 32 (84.21%) of these neonates. E. coli (31.57%) was the commonest followed by Pseudomonas (21.05%). Most gram negative isolates were sensitive to Amikacin and Ciprofloxacin. Majority of the isolates were resistant to Ampicillin and Gentamicin.