عنوان المقالة: Review on bacterial etiology of neonatal infections
أ.د. أمل طالب عطيه السعدي | Prof. Dr. Amal Talib Atiyah Al Sa'ady | 6917
- Publication Type
- Journal
- Arabic Authors
- أ.د. امل طالب السعدي + أ.د. حبيب صاحب نهر
- English Authors
- Habeeb Sahib Naher + Amal Talib Al-Sa'ady
- Abstract
- Neonatal infection is a term used to describe any microbial infection being documented in the first month of life. Neonatal infections and sepsis are the major problem in preterm neonates who have an increased incidence of infection. The incidence is significantly higher in neonates of low weight, e.g., less than 1000g compared with neonates of 1000-2000g. The incidence of neonatal bacterial infection depends on geographic area and may vary from country to country as well as within the same country. According to the reported incidences, bacteria causing neonatal infections may widely differ among different countries according to the environmental factors, so, the pathogens most often implicated in neonatal infections in developing countries differ from those seen in developed countries. Overall, in most developing countries, Gram-negative bacteria remain the major cause of infection and are mainly represented by Klebsiella spp., Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas spp., Enterobacter spp. and Salmonella spp., Gram positive organisms, represented by S. aureus, coagulase negative streptococci (CoNS), S. pneumoniae and S. pyogenes were also isolated from neonatal infections, whilst, Group-B Streptococci are generally rare.
- Publication Date
- 12/1/2020
- Publisher
- EurAsian Journal of BioSciences
- Volume No
- 14
- Issue No
- 2
- File Link
- تحميل (61 مرات التحميل)
- Keywords
- neonates, bacteria, infections, intensive care unit