Clinicobacteriological profile, antibiotic sensitivity patterns and mortality of neonatal sepsis in a tertiary care hospital in Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Authors

  • Gh Rasool Wani Department of Pediatrics Govt Medical College Srinagar, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Nazir Ahmed Department of Pediatrics SKIMS Medical College Bemina Srinagar, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Mohd Irshad Consultant Pediatrics, Jammu and Kashmir Health Services, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Mohd Ashraf Department of Pediatrics Govt Medical College Srinagar, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Bashir Ahmed Teli Department of Pediatrics Govt Medical College Srinagar, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20191994

Keywords:

Clinicobacteriological profile, Antibiotic sensitivity patterns, Mortality of neonatal sepsis

Abstract

Background: Neonatal sepsis refers to generalized bacterial blood stream infection in first 28 days of life documented by positive blood cultures. It is one of leading causes of neonatal mortality. Objectives was to study clinicobacteriological, antibiotic sensitivity patterns and mortality of neonatal sepsis.

Methods: This prospective study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics of Government Medical College Srinagar in collaboration with Department of Microbiology of same medical college after ethical clearance from ethical committee of Government Medical College Srinagar. One hundred (100) neonates out of 731 neonates admitted between octomber2007 and September 2008 with signs and symptoms of neonatal sepsis were included in our study by random sampling method. After history, examination and laboratory investigation blood culture results were analyzed by standard statistical methods.

Results: The blood culture was positive in 40% of neonates. Fifty one (51) neonates were males while as 49 were females. Sixty three (63) neonates had late onset of sepsis while as 37 had early onset sepsis. The positive  blood culture was more common in males, late onset sepsis, babies born in rural areas, home born, vaginal births, preterm and other  low birth weight neonates .The gram negative isolates were most common followed by positive ones .The best sensitivity of gram negative isolates was to ciprofloxacin followed by amikacin and cephalosporins while as gram positive isolates were sensitive to imipenum followed by vancomycin. Pseudomonas was most responsive to pipercillin +tazobactum combination. The neonatal mortality was 35% being higher in early onset sepsis and low birth weights.

Conclusions: This study depicts a high rate of neonatal sepsis, mainly caused by gram negative organisms followed by gram positive organisms with rising drug resistance that could bear far reaching implications to the times to come, mandating the implementation of sepsis preventive measures and administration of specific antibiotics.

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