Abstract:Background: Sepsis is the most common cause of death in neonates worldwide. Coagulase- negative staphylococci (CoNS) are now the leading cause of nosocomial bacteremia in most pediatric hospitals. This study is done to speciate various CoNS isolated from neonatal sepsis cases and determine their antibiotic sensitivity prole Methods: 75 cases of neonatal sepsis with CoNS bacteremia (from single BacT/ ALERT PF bottle) formed the study group. The clinical isolates of CoNS were identied and their antibiograms de… Show more
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