Clinical outcome and isolated pathogens among neonates with sepsis in Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Objective Neonatal sepsis still remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. The prediction of the neonatal sepsis outcome depends on the anticipation from the clinical history, suspicion from clinical findings and confirmation by laboratory tests. This st...
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| author | Gabriel Kambale Bunduki Yaw Adu-Sarkodie |
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| description | Abstract Objective Neonatal sepsis still remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. The prediction of the neonatal sepsis outcome depends on the anticipation from the clinical history, suspicion from clinical findings and confirmation by laboratory tests. This study aimed to determine the clinical outcome and isolated pathogens among neonates with sepsis in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Results The most frequent bacteria related to a poor outcome were Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella spp. Most of isolated bacteria were found to be hospital-acquired infections. Therefore, adherence to infection prevention and control measures would reduce reduced rate of neonatal sepsis in our setting. The empiric antibiotic treatment should cover the spectrum of bacteria responsible of neonatal sepsis in Butembo, DRC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4850c9ba56d5445bac9e646c6f88fba42022-12-21T18:58:34ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002019-05-011211510.1186/s13104-019-4346-5Clinical outcome and isolated pathogens among neonates with sepsis in Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional studyGabriel Kambale Bunduki0Yaw Adu-Sarkodie1Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Université Catholique du GrabenDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyAbstract Objective Neonatal sepsis still remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. The prediction of the neonatal sepsis outcome depends on the anticipation from the clinical history, suspicion from clinical findings and confirmation by laboratory tests. This study aimed to determine the clinical outcome and isolated pathogens among neonates with sepsis in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Results The most frequent bacteria related to a poor outcome were Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella spp. Most of isolated bacteria were found to be hospital-acquired infections. Therefore, adherence to infection prevention and control measures would reduce reduced rate of neonatal sepsis in our setting. The empiric antibiotic treatment should cover the spectrum of bacteria responsible of neonatal sepsis in Butembo, DRC.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4346-5Clinical outcomeRisk factorNeonatal sepsisButemboDRC |
| spellingShingle | Gabriel Kambale Bunduki Yaw Adu-Sarkodie Clinical outcome and isolated pathogens among neonates with sepsis in Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study BMC Research Notes Clinical outcome Risk factor Neonatal sepsis Butembo DRC |
| title | Clinical outcome and isolated pathogens among neonates with sepsis in Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Clinical outcome and isolated pathogens among neonates with sepsis in Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Clinical outcome and isolated pathogens among neonates with sepsis in Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical outcome and isolated pathogens among neonates with sepsis in Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Clinical outcome and isolated pathogens among neonates with sepsis in Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | clinical outcome and isolated pathogens among neonates with sepsis in democratic republic of the congo a cross sectional study |
| topic | Clinical outcome Risk factor Neonatal sepsis Butembo DRC |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4346-5 |
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