Profile of Neonatal Sepsis due to Burkholderia capacia Complex

We report the result of retrospective record review of the clinical profile of 59 neonates who presented to a tertiary-care extramural neonatal unit with Burkholderia cepacia complex infection. Among the 3265 admissions over 45 months, incidence of Burkholderia sepsis was 18 per 1000 admissions. Cas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian pediatrics 2016-12, Vol.53 (12), p.1109-1110
Hauptverfasser:	Chandrasekaran, Aparna, Subburaju, Nivedhana, Mustafa, Muzamil, Putlibai, Sulochana
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Burkholderia Burkholderia Infections - epidemiology Burkholderia Infections - microbiology Burkholderia Infections - prevention & control Female Humans India - epidemiology Infant, Newborn Male Neonatal Sepsis - epidemiology Neonatal Sepsis - microbiology Neonatal Sepsis - prevention & control Retrospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the result of retrospective record review of the clinical profile of 59 neonates who presented to a tertiary-care extramural neonatal unit with Burkholderia cepacia complex infection. Among the 3265 admissions over 45 months, incidence of Burkholderia sepsis was 18 per 1000 admissions. Case fatality rate was 17%. Most (95%) isolates were sensitive to cotrimoxazole.
ISSN:	0974-7559