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. 2023 Apr 1;42(4):e124-e127.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003816. Epub 2022 Dec 30.

Meningitis Among Neonates with Suspected Sepsis Presenting to Pediatric Emergency

Prakash Kumar Soni  1 , Jogender Kumar  1 , Archana Angrup  2 , Praveen Kumar  1 , Shiv Sajan Saini  1 , Venkataseshan Sundaram  1 , Kanya Mukhopadhyay  1 , Sourabh Dutta  1
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Meningitis Among Neonates with Suspected Sepsis Presenting to Pediatric Emergency

Prakash Kumar Soni et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .

Abstract

We aimed to assess the risk factors, clinical features and microbial profiles of meningitis in neonates with suspected sepsis referred to a pediatric emergency. Over 13 months, 191 neonates were enrolled, of whom 64 (33.5%) had meningitis. There were no significant differences in risk factors or clinical features between infants with and without meningitis. Ninety-three neonates (49%) had culture-positive sepsis (109 isolates). Candida spp. (n = 29), coagulase-negative staphylococci (n = 28) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 23) were the most common pathogens. Forty-one (53%) bacteria were multidrug resistant.

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The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.

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