NEONATAL SEPSIS AND BACTERIOLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANISMS FROM BLOOD CULTURE

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Neonatal sepsis is a common and significant health care problem. World Health Organization has shown that 1.6 million deaths occur globally every year due to neonatal infections and 40% of all neonatal deaths occur in developing countries. The signs and symptoms of neonatal sepsis are fever or hypothermia, respiratory distress including cyanosis and apnea, feeding difficulties, lethargy or irritability, hypotonia, seizures, bulging fontanel, poor perfusion, bleeding problems, abdominal distention, hepatomegaly, gauiac-positive stools, unexplained jaundice. Very little information is available on these infections and deaths due to sub-optimal public health surveillance systems and lack of transportation to appropriate health facilities where social tabbos, culture, diagnostic tools, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing may be available. In the context of the worldwide threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), India’s condition is considered starker than any other place