Bacteriological profile and antibiotic susceptibility patterns in neonatal septicemia in view of emerging drug resistance

The objective of this study was to isolate pathogenic bacteria in neo-natal septicaemia cases, and to know their antibiograms. Under aseptic precautions, blood was drawn from 140 neonates with sus-pected septicaemia and inoculated in brain heart infusion (BHI) broth. Isolates obtained were identifie...

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Main Authors: Maimoona Mustafa, Syed Laeeq Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Deccan College of Medical Sciences 2014-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences
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Online Access:http://jmas.in/Vol4Issue1/Bacteriological%20profile%20and%20antibiotic%20susceptibility%20patterns%20in%20neonatal%20septicemia%20in%20view%20of%20emerging%20drug%20resistance.pdf