Volume : 1, Issue : 6, November - 2012

Antibiotics Susceptibility Patterns of Bacterial Isolates Among Neonatal Septicemia in Tertiary Care Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat

Dr. Hiral Y Shah, Dr. Hiral M Gadhavi, Dr. Viral P Shah, Dr. Hitesh K Shingala, Dr. Mala Sinha

Abstract :

Neonatal sepsis refers to systemic infection of the newborn. Prompt recognition, appropriate antimicrobial therapy and judicious supportive care are the key determinants of positive outcome in this serious pediatric emergency. Material and Methods: Blood culture samples of clinically suspected cases of neonatal septicemia from January 2012 to August 2012 were taken in Glucose oth bottles. From all the bottles subculture were done on Blood agar and Mac Conkey’s agar. After 24hours of incubation at 37? c of all agar plates, culture Characteristics of colony were observed. Gram stain of colony were done and according to gram positive or gram negative bacteria they were proceed for biochemical tests. Results: finally out of total 302 samples, 131 (43.37%) were positive. From 131 positive cultures, predominant organisms were K. Pneumonia (43.51%) and S.aureus (22.90%). Maximum sensitive drug for Gram negative bacteria was Gatifloxacin and for gram positive bacteria was Linezolide. 3rd generation cephalosporins were least sensitive in both cases.