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Background : Septicaemia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period. Early detection of neonatal septicaemia is often hampered by its subtle and nonspecific symptoms and signs thus a high index of suspicion is needed. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of neonatal sept ic a emia , ident i fy the predisposing factors, clinical features and causative organisms in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Methods: Four hundred and six neonates with clinical suspicion of sepsis were recruited into the study over a six months period. Blood culture was used as gold standard for the diagnosis of neonatal septicaemia. Results: One hundred and sixtynine (41.6%) neonates had positive blood culture giving a prevalence rate of neonatal septicaemia as 33.1%. The predominant predisposing factors were out-born delivery (68.0%), birth asphyxia (30.2%) and prematurity (21.4%) while the major clinical features of septicaemia were respiratory distress (30.2%), fever (26.6%) and poor suck (22.5%). Klebsiella pneumoniae ( 6 5 . 4 % ), Staphylococcus aureus (15.4%) and Escherichia coli (7.7%) were the commonest organisms isolated in neonates with septicaemia. Conclusion : Prevalence of blood culture-proven septicemia is high, being 33.1%. Klebsiella pneumoniae is the predominant cause of neonatal septicaemia in Port Harcourt. Key Words : Neonatal septicaemia; Prevalence; Port Harcourt.

Prevalence of neonatal septicaemia in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria