Bacteriological Profile of Neonates Admitted with Suspected Sepsis in NICU of Tertiary Care Hospital of Western Nepal

Septicemia in neonates refers to generalized bacterial infection documented by positive blood culture in the first four weeks of life and is one of the four leading causes of neonate’s mortality. To study and identify the bacterial etiologic agents responsible for neonatal sepsis and to determine the susceptibility pattern of isolates in a tertiary care hospital in Universal College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital (UCMS-TH). The pathogens most often implicated in neonatal sepsis in developing countries differ from those seen in developed countries. clinically suspected cases of neonatal sepsis admitted to Neo- natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) from Jan 2019 - April 2019 included in the study. The data were analyzed statistically. Two hun-dred ninety six blood samples were collected and processed from patients in accordance with international or less than 5000/cumm, platelets count less than 150000/cumm, band neutrophil ratio more than 0.2, absolute neutrophil count, C-reactive protein positive (more than 1 mg/dl), micro ESR > 15 mm/hr, blood cultures and sensitivity by standard methods.