Analytical study of septicemia and its outcome in neonates

Authors

  • Jyoti Bendigeri S. Nijalingappa Medical College & HSK Hospital and Research Centre, Bagalkot
  • Mahadevi Patil Mahadevappa Rampure (M.R) Medical College, Sedam Road, Kalaburagi, Karnataka 585 105,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v6i6.2224

Abstract

The present study is conducted in S. Nijalingappa Medical College during study period of one and a half years from January 2011 to June 2012, neonates admitted to NICU with suspected sepsis were included in the study and neonates who had gross congenital anomalies were excluded. A total of 94 neonates below the age of 28 days with clinical suspicion of neonatal septicemia were included in this study. It was observed that- male babies were more affected by than female babies. Early onset septicemia was more common than late onset septicemia.Preterm babies were more affected by septicemia than full term babies. Early-onset septicemia was presented in 43 cases 58.8% with normal birth weight ? 2000 gm. Common clinical manifestations of neonatal septicemia were refusal of feeds. (56%), temperature abnormality (46%), sclerema (44%), jaundice (42%), pallor (36%) not doing well (24%), rash (20%) and convulsions (16%). Case fatality rate was 17%.

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Published

2015-06-30

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 6 (2015): Jun

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Original Research Articles

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Analytical study of septicemia and its outcome in neonates. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2015 Jun. 30 [cited 2026 Mar. 17];6(6):429-31. Available from: https://www.ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/2224