Late-onset neonatal sepsis in Arab states in the Gulf region: two-year prospective study

• Published in: International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 55; no. C; pp. 125 - 130
• Main Authors: Hammoud, Majeda S, Al-Taiar, Abdullah, Al-Abdi, Sameer Y, Bozaid, Hussain, Khan, Anwar, AlMuhairi, Laila M, Rehman, Moghis Ur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2017; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antibiotic resistance; Cohort Studies; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Female; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Infectious Disease; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Klebsiella - isolation & purification; Kuwait - epidemiology; Late-onset sepsis; Male; Neonatal infection; Neonatal sepsis; Neonatal Sepsis - blood; Neonatal Sepsis - cerebrospinal fluid; Neonatal Sepsis - epidemiology; Neonatal Sepsis - microbiology; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary/Respiratory; Saudi Arabia - epidemiology; Staphylococcus - isolation & purification; United Arab Emirates - epidemiology; Late-onset sepsis; Neonatal infection; Antibiotic resistance; Neonatal sepsis
• ISSN: 1201-9712; 1878-3511
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.01.006

Highlights • There is paucity of data on late-onset neonatal sepsis (LOS) in Arab states in the Gulf region, a group of oil-rich countries that are distinct from neighboring countries. • LOS represents a major burden in Arab states in the Gulf region, which might be related to the increasing care of premature babies. • Gram-negative organisms, particularly Klebsiella spp , have an increasing role in LOS in Arab states in the Gulf region, with a high level of resistance to third-generation cephalosporins.