Assessment of Common Causative Agents of Neonatal Sepsis and Determination of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of the Most Common Isolated Agent with Risk Factors for Neonatal Sepsis at Sekou-Toure Hospital Mwanza Tanzania.
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Item type | Current library | Collection | Status | Barcode | |
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UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | NFIC | 1 | UD1063 |
Abstract:
Background: septicemia is a common and major cause of morbidity and mortality in the newborn in developing countries. Almost all deaths occur in developing countries; half of them in the Africa region. Sepsis neonatorum is an important factor for mortality and morbidity in neonates and its mortality rate is about 20 to 50%.
Objective: to determine the commonest causative agents for neonatal sepsis and antimicrobial susceptibility of the most common isolated agents among neonates admitted at SekouToure Hospital.
Results: among all study participants, 124(52.1%)were male, 114(47.9%) of the total 224(94.1) were from urban. the most clinical presentation was fever 149(62.6%) blood samples were taken and 99(41.6%) showed growth and different kind of bacterial pathogens were identified. majority of very low birth weight (<15kg) had gram negative bacterial species isolated 53(53.5%) than gram positive bacterial species 46(46.5%). the commonly isolated bacteria were S.aureus 46(46.5%) followed by K. pnemoniae 15(15.2%) and E.coli 14 (14.2%) K.pnemoniae was resistant to ast09 (60%) meropenem (mem).
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