Bacteriological Profile of Sepsis among Low Birth Weight Neonates: A Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study from Northern India

Introduction: Septicaemia in neonates is characterised by the generalised bacteriological infection which is characterised with a blood culture positivity after 28 days of birth along with clinical presentation of systemic infection. It is one of the common causes of death among Low Birth Weight (LBW) neonates. Incidence of sepsis varies based on different variables, such as hospitals, obstetric and nursing procedures, gender, period of gestation, weight of the baby at birth, place of delivery status, mother’s health and nutrition and perinatal care. Aim: To know the bacteriological profile and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of organisms causing sepsis in LBW neonates. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional hospital-based observational study was conducted in tertiary care hospital, Moradabad, Western Uttar Pradesh, India. LBW newborns (Birth weight