To study the incidence and risk factors of early onset neonatal sepsis in an out born neonatal intensive care unit of India

Background. Neonatal sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among neonates in developing countries accounting for 30-50% of total deaths each year. Childhood mortality is often used as broad indicator of the social development or a specific indicator of health conditions of a country. Objectives. The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of neonatal sepsis and associated factors among neonates admitted in neonatal intensive care unit at two hospitals in Shashemene town, Ethiopia. Method. An institution based cross-sectional study with retrospective document review method was conducted in NICUs of two governmental hospitals in Shashemene town. Sample size was calculated by using single population proportion sample formula and the final sample size was 244. The study subject was selected by using systematic random sampling method, and adopted data collection tool was used. Then the collected data was coded and entered in to SPSS for windows version 20.0 for cleaning, editing, and analysis. Binary and multiple logistic regressions have been used to observe the association between independent variables and dependent variable. Result. The overall prevalence of neonatal sepsis in this study was 77.9%. From this 65% and 35% of neonates developed early onset neonatal sepsis and late onset neonatal sepsis, respectively. This study found out that age of neonates, birth asphyxia, and use of oxygen via mask were significantly associated with neonatal sepsis. Conclusion and Recommendation. The most risk factors of neonatal sepsis were identified as age of neonates, birth asphyxia, and use of oxygen via mask strongly associated with prevalence of NS. Based on this results we recommend the concerned body to focus on the prevention of risk factors rather than treating the disease after it occurs.

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Risk Factors for Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Hospital in Mexico

Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences ◽

10.37871/jbres1370 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (12) ◽

pp. 1183-1186

Author(s):

Ilse Lizeth Villegas-Velasquez ◽

Luz Irene Pascual-Mathey ◽

Olga Lidia Valenzuela-Limon ◽

Patricia Elisa Molina-Prior ◽

Jose Locia-Espinoza ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽

Gestational Age ◽

Neonatal Sepsis ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Tertiary Hospital ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Newborn Weight

Neonatal Sepsis (NS) is a systemic infection caused by bacteria, fungi, or viruses during the first month of life. Although various studies have identified the factors associated with NS, it is a public health problem due to its high morbidity and mortality. The study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with neonatal sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a tertiary hospital in Mexico. A case-control study was carried out using records of neonates (with sepsis 39 and without sepsis 39) from January to December 2017. The risk factors studied were the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the mother and clinics of the neonate. The data were analyzed using the Chi2 test, Fisher's exact test, Student's t-test, and the Odds Ratio (OR). The risk factors associated with NS were gestational age (OR 0.77, CI 95% = 0.64-0.91, p = 0.004), newborn weight (OR 0.45, CI95% = 0.23-0.86, p = 0.017) and days of hospital stay (OR 1.06, CI95% = 1.02-1.10, p = 0.0014). The mother's sociodemographic and clinical factors were not associated with NS. Risk factors associated with NS were gestational age, newborn weight, and days of hospital stay.

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PO-0555 Predictive Value Of Admission Surface Swabs In Early-onset Neonatal Sepsis In Extremely Low Birth Weight (elbw) Infants In A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (nicu)

Archives of Disease in Childhood ◽

10.1136/archdischild-2014-307384.1197 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 99 (Suppl 2) ◽

pp. A432-A433 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M Mustapa ◽

J Egyepong ◽

AK Abdul-Rahman

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽

Neonatal Sepsis ◽

Predictive Value ◽

Early Onset ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Extremely Low Birth Weight

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Presepsin - New Marker of Sepsis Romanian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Experience

Revista de Chimie ◽

10.37358/rc.19.8.7475 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 (8) ◽

pp. 3008-3013

Author(s):

Silvia Maria Stoicescu ◽

Ramona Mohora ◽

Monica Luminos ◽

Madalina Maria Merisescu ◽

Gheorghita Jugulete ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽

Neonatal Sepsis ◽

Predictive Value ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Complete Blood Count ◽

Clinical Manifestations ◽

Receiver Operating Curve ◽

Predictive Values

Difficulties in establishing the onset of neonatal sepsis has directed the medical research in recent years to the possibility of identifying early biological markers of diagnosis. Overdiagnosing neonatal sepsis leads to a higher rate and duration in the usage of antibiotics in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which in term leads to a rise in bacterial resistance, antibiotherapy complications, duration of hospitalization and costs.Concomitant analysis of CRP (C Reactive Protein), procalcitonin, complete blood count, presepsin in newborn babies with suspicion of early or late neonatal sepsis. Presepsin sensibility and specificity in diagnosing neonatal sepsis. The study group consists of newborns admitted to Polizu Neonatology Clinic between 15th February- 15th July 2017, with suspected neonatal sepsis. We analyzed: clinical manifestations and biochemical markers values used for diagnosis of sepsis, namely the value of CRP, presepsin and procalcitonin on the onset day of the disease and later, according to evolution. CRP values may be influenced by clinical pathology. Procalcitonin values were mainly influenced by the presence of jaundice. Presepsin is the biochemical marker with the fastest predictive values of positive infection. Presepsin can be a useful tool for early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis and can guide the antibiotic treatment. Presepsin value is significantly higher in neonatal sepsis compared to healthy newborns (939 vs 368 ng/mL, p [ 0.0001); area under receiver operating curve (AUC) for presepsine was 0.931 (95% confidence interval 0.86-1.0). PSP has a greater sensibility and specificity compared to classical sepsis markers, CRP and PCT respectively (AUC 0.931 vs 0.857 vs 0.819, p [ 0.001). The cut off value for presepsin was established at 538 ng/mLwith a sensibility of 79.5% and a specificity of 87.2 %. The positive predictive value (PPV) is 83.8 % and negative predictive value (NPV) is 83.3%.

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