Bacteriology of neonatal septicaemia and bacteraemia at the Kenyatta National Hospital
Abstract
Bacterial growth was obtained from 114 neonates from all
the paediatric units of the Kenyatta National Hospital (K. N. H. )
where neonates are admitted and managed during the period January
to December, 1980.
The positive bacterial blood cultures of the 114 neonates were
Staphylococcus albus in 35 cases (29. 7%, Staphylococcus aureus in 24
cases (20. 3%) Escherichia coll in 21 cases (17.:I8%), Klebsiella in
17 cases (14. 4%), Streptococcus faecalis in 7 cases (5. 9%), proteus in
Streptococcus virians in 2 cases (1. 7%) and alkaligines faecalis and
Enterobacter in 1 case (0. 8%) each. A mixed growth of 2 microorganisms
was obtained from 4 blood specimens.
Staphylococcus albus was 71. 4% sensitive to cotrimoxazole,
65.7% sensitive to Lincomycin, 57. 1% sensitive to each of
Erythromycin and Methicillin, 17. 2% sensitive to ampicillin and
only 8.6% sensitive co penicillin - G.
79.2% sensitive to cotrtrnoxazole, 58.3% sensitlve to methicillin
and 41. 7% sensitive to erythromycin. It. showed 100'% resistance to
btoh ampicillin and penicillin - G.
Sensitivity to Centamycin and Kanamycin was not rested for both
to cotrtrnoxazole, 64.7% sensitive to kanamycin and 11. 8% sensitive
to arnpiciIlin.
Klebsiella. Was 100% sensitive to gentarnycin, 82.4%
sensitive to cotrimoxazole, 64.7% sensitive to
kanamycin and only 11. 8% sensitive to ampicillin.
From only one specimen proteus was recovered
which was 100% resistant to both gentamycin and
kanamycin but 100% sensitive to cotrimoxazole .
Citation
Masters of Medicine (Paediatrics)Publisher
University of Nairobi