Treatment outcomes, antibiotic use and its resistance pattern among neonatal sepsis patients attending Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Pakistan.
Muhammad AtifRabia ZiaIram MalikNafees AhmadSajjad SarwarPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The mortality rate associated with sepsis was high in our study cohort. The bacterial isolates showed high level of resistance against the antibiotics started as the empiric therapy. Rational use of antibiotics can decrease the adverse outcomes in neonatal sepsis patients.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- intensive care unit
- acute kidney injury
- peritoneal dialysis
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- septic shock
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- coronary artery disease
- bone marrow
- cardiovascular events
- urinary tract infection
- adverse drug