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

Table 2

Causative organisms of EOS and LOS.

Organism isolated	Onset n()		Total no. of organism n ()
	EOS	LOS
Gram-negative organisms
Enterobacteriaceae
Escherichia coli	3 (5.3)	2 (3.5)	5 (8.9)
Enterobacter species	3 (5.3)	2 (3.5)	5 (8.9)
Klebsiella pneumoniae	1 (1.7)	3 (5.3)	4 (7.1)
Citrobacter species	2 (3.5)	0	2 (3.5)
Salmonella paratyphi A	2 (3.5)	0	2 (3.5)
Others
Acinetobacter species	13 (23.2)	5 (8.9)	18 (32.1)
Pseudomonas species	1 (1.7)	2 (3.5)	3 (5.3)
Gram-positive organisms
Staphylococcus aureus	9 (16.0)	11 (19.6)	11 (19.6)
CONS	1 (1.7)	5 (8.9)	6 (11.1)
Total no. of organisms	35 (62.5)	21 (37.5)	56(100)

LOS: late onset septicemia, EOS: early onset septicemia, and CONS: coagulase negative staphylococci. Figure in parenthesis indicates percentage.