Neonatal Septicemia Predominant Bacterial Species and Antibiotic Resistance.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-157351
ABSTRACT
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.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
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Sepsis
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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