Change in Pathogens Causing Late-onset Sepsis in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Izmir, Turkey

Yilmaz N. O., Agus N., Helvaci M., Kose Ş., Ozer E., Sahbudak Z.

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.20, no.4, pp.451-458, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.451-458
  • Keywords: Sepsis, Risk factors, Neonatal intensive care unit, Neonate, Infection, Antibiotics, BLOOD-STREAM INFECTIONS, RISK-FACTORS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, SUSCEPTIBILITIES, ASSOCIATION, RESISTANCE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Neonatal sepsis is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among newborns in the developing world. We have investigated the causative agents and their antimicrobial susceptibility of late-onset sepsis (>72 h post-delivery), and determined the possible association between various risk factors and the mortality due to neonatal sepsis in 2008. To view the changes in years, we compared them with the data which we gained in 2004.