BACKGROUND In patients, rapid identification of bacterial species may help to guide treatment at early stages. New protocols for the identification directly from positive blood culture flasks significantly helped in the presented case report. CASE PRESENTATION Two patients (a father and son) presented with diarrhea, malaise, and fever of 3 to 4 days duration. Blood cultures from both patients...

Objective: To find the incidence of neonatal sepsis, microorganisms involved and their antibiotic sensitivityamong neonates admitted with sepsis during study period.Study Design: Prospective observational study.Place Duration Study: The was carried out at intensive care unit (NICU) combinedmilitary Hospital (CMH), Kharian, Pakistan from January 2019 to December 2020.Materials Methods: After get...

Background: Neonatal infections are the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in infancy. Objectives: To determine the usefulness of interleukin-6 and blood culture in the diagnosis of suspected bacterial infections in neonatal intensive care unit. Subjects and Methods: This retrospective case record analysis was conducted over two years 2009-2010. Data was collected using patient’s reco...

BACKGROUND We determined the accuracy of Rubarth's newborn scale of sepsis and C- reactive protein in diagnosing neonatal sepsis and assessed antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of etiological bacteria. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania between July 2012 and March 2013. Neonates suspected to have sepsis underwent physic...

Group B streptococci (GBS) are the most frequent pathogens in neonates with sepsis. A rapid screening method is required to identify carriage of GBS in pregnant women at the time of delivery. In order to detect GBS in vaginal specimens, the efficiency of the standard culture versus fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) was investigated. In 258 examined vaginal specimens, FISH identified 58 o...

[Q1]To the Editor—We read with great interest the study conducted by Linder et al [1] that presented heparin-binding protein as an early marker of circulatory failure in sepsis[Q2]. Linder and colleagues reported impressive sensitivity and specificity for this novel marker in predicting severe sepsis, with or without septic shock. Some major issues should be brought up more clearly to the reade...

The use of central venous catheters for the administration of pharmaceutical agents, including chemotherapy regimens, inotropic support in the intensive care setting, intravenous nutrition, cardiac monitoring, and as a means of maintaining long term venous access, has increased dramatically in the past three decades. Complications associated with central venous catheterisation include those ass...

Background: Sepsis is a life-threatening infection, responsible for tremendous morbidity, mortality and healthcare expenditure worldwide. characterized by non-specific symptoms clinical diagnosis remains difficult. C Reactive protein (CRP) procalcitonin (PCT) are now days used as surrogate markers of sepsis. Aim: To determine PCT levels in patients with suspected sepsis its correlation CRP tota...

BACKGROUND Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in newborns affecting both developed and developing countries accounting a quarter around one million deaths per annum. OBJECTIVE This study was aimed to assess the prevalence of neonatal sepsis, culture isolates, pattern, antibiotic sensitivity and drug prescribing pattern. METHODS In present prospective study, 48 neonates admit...