Abstract:
Septicaemia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates. A study was done at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad to identify the commonly responsible aerobic bacteria causing septicaemia and finding their sensitivity to antimicrobials which could help in reducing mortality and morbidity in neonates. During one year (November 1991 to October 1992), 81 clinically suspected cases of neonatal septicaemia were investigated by performing blood culture. Forty-five organisms were isolated from 44 blood culture positive cases. Klebsiella was the most frequent and isolated from 28 patients (61%), followed by staphylococcus coagulase-negative (8. 9%), staphylococcus aureus (6. 7%) and Escherichia coli (6. 7%). One case each of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis and Salmonella spp. Was isolated. Klebsiella pneumoniae were multiple-drug resistant. They were sensitive to amikacin (89%), ceftazidime (70%) and cefotaxime (52%). Other isolates also demonstrated a similar pattern of sensitivity
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18-21
DOI:
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Published:
Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Year: 1996