A Comparative Study of Clinicomicrobiological Profile of Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis between Family Nursing Care and Hospital Care Groups of Extramural Neonates

Abstract

A hospital-based, descriptive, observational cross-sectional study was conducted over 6 months to analyze differences in the clinicomicrobiological profile of late-onset neonatal sepsis between extramural neonates referred from hospitals and those cared for at home after delivery. Among 205 included neonates, 165 (80.49%) received “hospital care” before admission while the rest received “family nursing care.” There were no significant differences in sepsis screen and blood-culture positivity between the “hospital care” and “family nursing care” groups. However, clinically significant gram-negative bacteria were isolated more frequently from neonates coming from “hospital care” group (odds ratio, 6.00; 95% confidence interval, 1.31–27.47; p = 0.021). Thus, extramural neonates might be susceptible to different patterns of infections based on the environment of care.

Keywords

late-onset neonatal sepsis - family nursing care - hospital care

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