Asmat Ara Khattak, Rab Nawaz.
Sepsis update in nursery LRH.
Med Channel Jan ;11(1):55-8.

This study conducted with the objective to see the organism responsible and sensitive to drug for isolated organism from July 2003 to July 2004. Total Blood Culture done are 64. The culture of babies taken where we suspected clinically sepsis. Out of 64 total culture, i.e 67% organism are isolated and 33% are —Ve for any isolate. The main organism isolated are growth of E.Coli 53.5% Next is Kiebsella Pneumonia 21%, growth of Enteraobactor Aerogens 16% ,Growth of Citrobacter Freundic 4.65%, Growth of Proteus Vulgaris 2.3%, Growth of Streptococcus Spp. 2.3%. In this study 81% are male babies and only 18% are female babies . Maximum sensitivity found to Ceftazedime, Amino glycosides, Cephradine, Cephalosporine & Ceftriaxone. Microbrod isolates varies in different setup and also varies from time to time more over their sensitivity pattern also changes from time is time

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