2019
DOI: 10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20190686
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Blood culture positive sepsis and sensitivity pattern in a tertiary care neonatal centre in eastern India

Abstract: Background: The objective of this study is to evaluate sensitive pattern of causative organisms of neonatal sepsis with its clinical outcome in a tertiary neonatal care unit of eastern India.Methods: This retrospective observational cohort study was done in a tertiary care hospital of Odisha. All the blood culture positive neonatal sepsis cases, excluding neonates with multiple congenital malformations, diagnosed during January 2017 to December 2018 were analysed using descriptive summary statistics.Results: A… Show more

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“…Gram-negative organisms were detected in the majority of cases (59.80%), which is consistent with the findings of prior research [27][28][29].…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Gram-negative organisms were detected in the majority of cases (59.80%), which is consistent with the findings of prior research [27][28][29].…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…In our study, Klebsiella pneumoniae was found to be the most frequently isolated microorganism (95%) followed by Candida albicans (18.32%). Among Gram positive isolates, Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CoNS) were found to the predominant pathogen these findings are similar with Rath et al, (14) and Rashwan et al, (15).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…The MDR strains were found in 35% of cases which is lower than MDR strains found in other studies [ 5 , 21 ]. The prevalence of ESBL producing bacteria in our study was 40% which is lower than other studies in India [ 29 - 30 ].…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 63%