Use of umbilical cord blood culture in the diagnosis of early onset neonatal sepsis among high risk mothers

Use of umbilical cord blood culture in the diagnosis of early onset neonatal sepsis among high risk mothers

Background: Early onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) is one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality in neonates. Its early diagnosis and prompt treatment is essential and any delay in the diagnosis can have serious consequences including neonatal death. Blood culture is the gold standard test f...

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Main Authors: Maitreyi Ojha, Ashish Pradhan, Sudip Dutta, Anamika Jaiswal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara 2021-12-01
Series:Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
early onset sepsis
neonatal mortality
umbilical cord blood culture
Online Access:https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/39724

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