Bacterial Agents of Nennital Septicaemia: a Prospective Study in Zaria Nigeria

Abstract

Abstract background : Neontal septicaemia is  the major cause of morbility and motality is the tropics. The aerological and antibiotic sensitivity patterns of this condition are continuously changing, hence the need for continuous surveillance of the newborn unit.

Objectives: To determine the bacterial agents of neonatal septicaemia and their ancibiotics sensitivity pattern in Zaria.

Patients and Methods:  Babies admitted into the Newborn Union Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria with diagnosis of sepricaencia  were studied. The resuls Fac analyzed with EPI info o software. Statistical signali AIK was selalu <005.

Results: Sixty-nine 92.7 percent of 211 infants studied were it-born Seventy-five (35.5 percentage has proven sepcicaemia. 'The male: female ratio of the sepcicacmic neonate was 1.2:1. The incidence of sepricaencia for in-born neonates was17.6s per loss live births Grora-negative bacteria predominated in early or set septicemia and Grani-positive agents in late on set infectious. Important isolates included staphylocasures (42.9 percent), Esderatiousli (19.5 percent.), Streprexoccus species (11.0 percent), kleledile pracereuse  (7.8 percent) and Proteus manbile(16.5 percent). The sensitivity of the pathogens to commonly used antibiotics was generally low. However, genraticin still retained gond sensitivity rates.

Conclusion: The agents of sepricaemia were similar to earlier patterns. A combination, therapy that includes genraticin appeared most appropriate for empirical  treatment of sepricaencia  in our environment.

Keywords: Bacterial agent, neonates, sepricaencia, antibiotics, zaria