Bacteriological Profile and Antibiogram of Neonatal Sepsis

Abstract

Neonatal sepsis is one of the significant life-threatening condition encountered by almost all neonates affected due to any communicable or non-communicable 1 diseases particularly during hospitalization. Various studies have reported that neonatal sepsis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality 1-4 worldwide. Though, it is reported that sepsis is highly preventable, still, an estimate given by World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that on average, 1 million mortality among neonates was observed due to sepsis 5 every year. In Pakistan, situation is also unsatisfactory. According to a study, 25-50% of all neonatal mortality 6 are attributable to infections. While, appropriate therapeutic options are now available, still, the neonatal sepsis problem is on the rise not only in early onset but in late onset neonatal sepsis as well. Literature has identified many causes for the