Characterisation And Antimicrobial Resistance Of Sepsis Pathogens In Neonates

Abstract

The Blood infection that occurs in the infant younger is termed as a neonatal sepsis. The sepsis is correlated with the
asset of microbial pathogens from the mother. The microbial infection occurred through hematology, transplacental
spreading from an infected mother or from others or from the cervix infection. Bacterial pathogens that are
accountable for children in the age group of 1-12 months with the presence of sepsis and 200 children were selected.
From the positive blood culture, the age group 1-4 months neonates rate was 36%, the age group of 8 months was
20 % and 12 months was 25%. The organism most commonly isolated was Staphylococcus epidermidis from 41 cases
of 56.70 % and Streptococcus canis was 4 cases (5%). The age-wise distribution of organisms was 56% of S.
epidermidis in 1-4 months, 58% for 4-8months and 6% for 12 months. the S. epidermidis were sensitive to antibiotics
Amikacin (55/80=70% ) then Teicoplanin and Vancomycin, Ciprofloxacin is (53/80=67.5%) and 31% of S.canis
sensitivity to the antibiotics such as Ampicillin, Cloxacillin and Oxacillin followed by 65% were sensitive to
Cephalosporins and 100% to Piperacillin, Meropenam, Vancomycin and Teicoplanin respectively.