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Resumen
PEREZ-CAMACHO, Pahola et al. Clinical and laboratory characteristics of newborns with sepsis in a level IV hospital in Cali, Colombia. Infect. [online]. 2018, vol.22, n.3, pp.141-146. ISSN 0123-9392. https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v22i3.725.
Objective:
To describe the clinical and microbiological characteristics of newborns with sepsis admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Fundación Valle del Lili in Cali, Colombia.
Methods:
Descriptive, observational, retrospective study between 2012 and 2015. We included newborns with diagnosis of sepsis with more than three days of antibiotic management.
Results:
A total of 569 patients were included, 37.9% (216) of the newborns had a birth weight <1500g, 29.2% (166) between 1500 and 2500g , and 32.9% (187) >2500g. 396 (69.6%) patients with early-onset sepsus, 308 (54.1%) had late-onset sepsis. The most common clinical characteristics were respiratory symptoms. The main diagnosis of infection in late-onset sepsis was bacteremia (46.4%) followed by catheter associated infection (17.8%). The most common blood culture isolation for early-onset sepsis was Streptococcus agalactiae (21.9%) and Staphylococcus epidermidis in late onset sepsis (22.6%). The mortality found in early-onset sepsis was 8.8% and in late-onset sepsis was 8.5%.
Conclusions:
Neonatal sepsis continue to be a frequent diagnosis with significant morbidity and mortality. Better strategies for the prevention of this entity are required including the prenatal period.
Palabras clave : Sepsis; Infection; Newborns; Clinic; Microbiology..