Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Pune, India: A 2-Year Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Treating neonatal bloodstream infections and meningitis in South Asia remains difficult given high rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). To evaluate changing epidemiology of neonatal infections, we assessed pathogen-specific and clinical features of culture-proven infections in neonates admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Pune, India.

Materials and methods

This retrospective cohort study was performed in the King Edward Memorial Hospital and Research Center NICU over 2 years between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2018. We included all neonates admitted to the NICU with positive blood or cerebrospinal fluid cultures. Demographic, clinical, and microbiologic data were collected from the medical record. We reviewed antimicrobial susceptibility te

SUBMITTER: Shah MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9226713 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature