Open AccessClinical Symptoms, Pathogen Spectrum, Risk Factors and Antibiogram of Suspected Neonatal Sepsis Cases in Tertiary Care Hospital of Southern Part of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Bijay Raj Pandit,
Ashish Vyas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5094
Subject(s) - medicine , neonatal sepsis , ampicillin , cross sectional study , imipenem , linezolid , ceftazidime , sepsis , gestational age , pediatrics , low birth weight , cefotaxime , klebsiella pneumoniae , respiratory distress , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , staphylococcus aureus , vancomycin , pregnancy , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , chemistry , pathology , genetics , biology , biochemistry , pseudomonas aeruginosa , escherichia coli , gene
Neonatal mortality rate is highest in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia region. The present study is undertaken to find out prevalence of neonatal sepsis, recognize bacterial pathogens, neonatal risk factors, major symptoms, and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern in neonates in tertiary care hospital in southern Nepal.