Ordinarily Isolated Organisms from Blood Cultures of Neonates and Children: A Hospital Based Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Sepsis is a serious medical condition caused by an overwhelming immune response to infection. Neonatal sepsis specifically refers to the presence in a newborn baby of a bacterial blood stream infection (BSI) along with an underlying condition such as meningitis, pneumonia, pyelonephritis, or gastroenteritis in the setting of fever. Bloodstream infections affect approximately 2% of all hospitalized patients and up to 70% patients admitted in the Intensive Care . Mortality is high, ranging from 14% to 57% .The aim of present study to evaluate the aerobic bacterial profile of isolates causing blood stream infection. Materials and Methods: The present hospital based study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology of the Institute during a period of 6 months. Based on the standard formula sample size of 80 was selected. In this study all the clinically suspected cases of blood stream infection admitted in intensive care unit were included. Blood cultures were done by following ways. First by BACTEC blood culture and by Traditional blood culture. The data thus obtained was arranged in a tabulated form and analysed by SPSS software. Chi square test was used for analysis wherever required. Results: Out of 41 blood samples of male, 25(52%) were culture positive rests 23(48%) were culture negative. Out of 80 blood samples, 75(93.7%) were collected in a pediatric Bactec blood culture bottle and 5 (6.25%) samples were collected in a traditional blood culture bottle. 51.25% blood cultures were positive. A total of 32 isolates were obtained in 24hours, 4 isolates were obtained in 36 hours while 8 isolates were found in 48 hours. Out of 41 organisms, 21 were gram positive cocci, 9 were gram negative bacilli and 8 were Candida. Conclusion: Gram positive microorganisms are most frequently isolated from the blood cultures majority of them being staphylococci aureus.
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Rajesh Yadav, L. Agarwal, Abhishek Jaiswal, Aditya Mishra
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- EP ID EP547798
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2017.3.3.017
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