Epidemiology clinical features and outcome of neonatal sepsis at tertiary care hospital in Sangli district of Maharashtra, INDIA: a descriptive study
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 7
Abstract
Improvement in Neonatal perinatal survival is a priority health agenda in India. Over one million newborn infants die every year before completing first four weeks of life in our country. Neonatal sepsis remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in newborns especially in developing countries like India. Present study was undertaken to describe the clinical profile of Neonatal sepsis patients from a tertiary care centre in Sangli district of Maharashtra, India. Study was carried over a period of one year at the Department of Paediatrics of PVPGH Sangli and Govt Medical College, Miraj. One hundred and five neonates (0 to 28 days) with clinical diagnosis of sepsis were included in the study. Patients who underwent surgery and those who were older than 28 days were excluded. Age and gender of the participants was recorded. Detailed history was taken and clinical examination was done. Incidence of neonatal sepsis was found to be 22.95 per one thousand live births. There was male predominance with male: female ratio of 1.62:1. Neonatal sepsis was found to be more common in low birth weight babies. Among the patients of neonatal sepsis, there were a higher percentage of Preterm babies as compared to full term babies. The most common clinical feature was non acceptance of feeds which was reported in 68.6% of the cases. Mortality was found to be high in preterm babies and among the low birth babies.
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Haseeb M, Khan S T, Shoeb Khan, Wagh S S, Khaled Badaam
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