Open AccessBacteriological profile of neonatal sepsis in a secondary care hospital in rural Tamil Nadu, Southern India
Author(s) -
Doniparthi Venkata Pavan Kumar,
Jesinth Mohan,
PS Rakesh,
Jasmin Helan Prasad,
Lenikumar Joseph
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_66_17
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , neonatal sepsis , blood culture , ampicillin , univariate analysis , antibiotic resistance , neonatal intensive care unit , gentamicin , odds ratio , antibiotics , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , multivariate analysis , biology
Neonatal sepsis is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity in the world. The objective of the current study was to detect the common causative microorganisms of neonatal sepsis and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in a rural secondary hospital in Tamil Nadu, India.