Bacteriological and hematological study on neonatal sepsis

Abstract EN

This study aimed to detect the bacterial types which cause neonatal sepsis in addition to identifying the risk factors that result in the infection of this disease.

The subjects of the study comprised (50) neonates ranging in age between one to ninety days from both sexes who admitted to the Preterm Unit and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the Babylon Hospital for Pediatric and Gynecology, from October 2011 to March 2012.

The blood samples were examined for the WBC count and the C-reactive protein as signs for the infection.

Then, a blood culture was made on blood agar, MacConkey agar, and nutrient agar media to identify the bacterial types causing the infection.

The results indicated that Early Onset Sepsis is more common than Late Onset Sepsis and Gram negative bacteria are the main cause for sepsis.

Abnormal WBC count and positive CRP are strongly associated with blood culture proven septicemia.