| Autor: |
Tallur SS; Department of Microbiology, Karnatak Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka., Kasturi AV, Nadgir SD, Krishna BV |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Indian journal of pediatrics [Indian J Pediatr] 2000 Mar; Vol. 67 (3), pp. 169-74. |
| DOI: |
10.1007/BF02723654 |
| Abstrakt: |
Septicemia is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality in India. In a study of 242 infants with septicemia conducted between March 1996 & June 1997 at Hubli, Karnataka, 43.39% infants had 'very early onset' sepsis (VOS), 40.08%, had 'early onset' sepsis (EOS), and 16.53% 'late onset' sepsis (LOS). 54.55% neonates had birth weight below 2000 g and 39.67% were born before 37 weeks of gestation. The cardiorespiratory signs and jaundice were the most frequent clinical features. The blood culture positivity rate was 64.87%. Klebsiella species was the commonest causative pathogen found and multidrug resistance was frequent. The overall mortality rate was 47.52% and the case fatality rate in LOS was higher than in VOS and EOS (p < 0.001). The mortality was significantly higher in neonates with lower birth weight and lower gestational age (p < 0.001). The study underlines the importance of monitoring the various features of neonatal septicemia, as well as the drug resistance of the pathogens from the nurseries. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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