Changing Trend of Neonatal Septicemia and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Isolates in Nepal

Table 1

Distribution of organisms isolated from blood culture in neonatal septicemia.

Organism isolated	Sex n ()		Total no. of organism n ()
	Male	Female
Gram-negative organisms (n=39)
Enterobacteriaceae
Escherichia coli	4 (7.1)	1 (1.7)	5 (8.9)
Enterobacter species	2 (3.5)	3 (5.3)	5 (8.9)
Klebsiella pneumoniae	3 (5.3)	1 (1.7)	4 (7.1)
Citrobacter species	1 (1.7)	1 (1.7)	2 (3.5)
Salmonella paratyphi A	0	2 (3.5)	2 (3.5)
Others
Acinetobacter species	14 (25.0)	4 (7.1)	18 (32.1)
Pseudomonas species	2 (3.5)	1 (1.7)	3 (5.3)
Gram-positive organisms (n=17)
Staphylococcus aureus	9 (16.0)	2 (3.5)	11 (19.6)
CONS	2 (3.5)	4 (7.1)	6 (11.1)
Total no. of organisms	37 (66.0)	19 (33.9)	56(100)

CONS: coagulase negative staphylococci. Figure in parenthesis indicates percentage.