World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences
ASSOCIATION OF PRETERM LOW BIRTH WEIGHT WITH BLOOD CULTURE POSITIVITY AND ANTIMICROBIAL SENSITIVITY PATTERNS IN NEONATES WITH CLINICALLY SUSPECTED SEPSIS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Background: Neonatal sepsis is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Prematurity and low birth weight (LBW) are recognized risk factors for invasive infection, but their combined effect on blood culture positivity and the antimicrobial sensitivity of the causative organisms is incompletely characterized in this setting. Objective: To determine the association between preterm LBW and blood culture positivity in neonates with clinically suspected sepsis, and to descr …