RESPIRATORY VIRAL INFECTION IN NEONATES CLINICALLY DIAGNOSED AS BACTERIAL SEPSIS

Abstract

Respiratory viral infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Testing for viral pathogens is not routinely done in many NICUs. Their clinical presentations are unpredictable and on infant sepsis evaluation, bacterial cultures are frequently sterile. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of respiratory viral infections among neonates clinically diagnosed with sepsis using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR).