Epidemiology, Clinical Spectrum, Antimicrobial Agents of Neonatal Sepsis in a Tertiary Care Hospital

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Neonatal sepsis resulted in a case fatality rate of 23%, indicating a severe health concern for newborns.
Positive blood cultures were found in 46% of neonates, with gram-negative organisms predominating at 71%.
Klebsiella pneumoniae was the most common isolate at 48%, highlighting urgent antimicrobial resistance issues.
The study emphasizes the need for surveillance of antibiotic susceptibility patterns to inform treatment policies.

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Prospective observational study assesses neonatal sepsis incidence and pathogens in a NICU, indicating growing antimicrobial resistance.

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