Abstract
Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Neonatal Septicemia in A Tertiary Care Hospital in Kolkata
Highlights
Neonatal sepsis is a systemic infection occurring in infants who are ≤28 days of age
A total of 119 cases of suspected neonatal septicaemia was included which consisted of 51 (42.86%) neonates born in the institution and 68 (57.14%) neonates referred to the institution from outside
Neonates born by normal vaginal delivery were more prone to septicaemia
Summary
Neonatal sepsis is a systemic infection occurring in infants who are ≤28 days of age. It is an important cause of morbidity and mortality of the newborn. Onset neonatal sepsis (EOS) has been defined based on the age of onset, with bacteremia or bacterial meningitis occurring at ≤72 hours in pre-term infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or
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