Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Home Delivered Neonates: A Prospective Observational Study

• Published in: Indian journal of pediatrics Vol. 77; no. 10; pp. 1109 - 1113
• Main Authors: Mathur, N. B., Marmu, Kajal, Kumar, Surinder
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Springer-Verlag 01.10.2010; Springer
• Subjects: Antibacterial agents; Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial sepsis; Biological and medical sciences; Delivery, Obstetric; General aspects; Gynecology; Home Childbirth; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infectious diseases; Klebsiella Infections - epidemiology; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Midwifery; Original Article; Pediatrics; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - diagnosis; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - drug therapy; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - epidemiology; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - microbiology; Home delivered neonate; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome; Antibiotic resistance; Neonatal sepsis; Human; Pediatrics; Inflammation; Bacteremia; Infection; Resistance; Sepsis syndrome; Antibiotic; Newborn; Bacteriosis; Tropical medicine; Antibacterial agent

Objective To determine the severity of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) at admission, bacteriological profile, antibiotic sensitivity of pathogens and factors associated with fatality in home delivered neonates with sepsis. Methods This was a prospective observational study conducted i...