Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: May | Volume: 9 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 41-45
Survey on the Etiological Profile of Bacterial Neonatal Sepsis in and Around Vellore
S. Nandhini, A. Vidhya
PG and Research Department of Microbiology,
D.K.M. College for Women, Vellore - 632001, Tamilnadu, India.
Corresponding Author: A. Vidhya
ABSTRACT
Neonatal mortality is a major problem in the developing and under developed countries around the world. The commonest cause of mortality in neonates is sepsis, accounting for about 30-50% of neonatal deaths in developing countries. The clinical syndrome of sepsis is characterized by systemic signs of circulatory compromise caused by invasion of the blood stream by bacteria in the first four weeks of life. The present survey was carried out to determine the etiological profile of neonatal septicaemia and to find out the susceptibility pattern of pathogens causing neonatal sepsis so as to provide anti biogram appropriately. The blood samples were collected from the patients who come to OPD, Government Vellore Medical College and Hospital, Adukkamparai with suspected symptoms. The samples were inoculated onto various media to isolate the organisms from the blood samples. The isolated organisms were subjected to biochemical test for their identification and identified as CONS, Klebsiella pneumonia, E. coli, Enterobacter sps., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter sps. The antibiogram of the isolates showed higher percentage of sensitivity to Cefazolin, Cotrimoxazole and Levofloxacin. This result suggests the specific drugs for appropriate treatment.
Key words: Neonatal sepsis, antibiogram, blood samples, antibiotics