Neonatal Sepsis; The Bacterial Causes and the Risk Factors

摘要

This study aimed in part to detect the bacterial types implicate in neonatal sepsis with determining the risk factors enable organisms to access neonates. The subjects of the study comprised 50 neonates who admitted to the Preterm Unit and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the Babylon Hospital for Pediatric and Gynecology during a period of 6 months (from October 2011 to March 2012). The neonates included both sexes, males and females whose ages ranged from 1 to 90 days. Historical data were fully recorded for each newborn. After clinically investigation and, blood samples were collected and tested for WBCs count and C-reactive protein (CRP) as preliminary indicative tests for infection. Then, a blood samples was cultured on blood agar, MacConkey agar, and nutrientagar media to identify the bacterial types causing the infection. The results indicated that Early Onset Sepsis (EOS) is more frequent than Late Onset Sepsis ( LOS) and Gram negative bacteria were found to be the common causes sepsis of neonates sepsis. The results showed that abnormal WBCs count and positive CRP were significantly associated with blood culture proven septicemia.