Neonatal septicemia include premature rupture of membranes, prolonged rupture of membranes, prematurity, UTI, poor maternal nutrition, LBW, birth asphyxia and congenital anomalies 3 . Mortality rate in neonatal sepsis differs according to the type of organism involved. Gram negative bacteria caused the highest mortality. Among the intramural births, Klebsiella pneumoniae was the most frequently isolated followed by Staphylococcus aureus.
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