Evaluation of simultaneous blood and cerebrospinal fluid culture findings in neonatal meningitis

• DOI: 10.17826/cumj.485624
• Publication Date: 2019-09-13T19:18:56Z
• Authors: Halit HALİL; Şehribanu Özlüer ...; Sibel SAYGAN; Şerife Suna Oğuz; Cüneyt Tayman
• Keywords: Neonatal meningitis; Neonatal Sepsis; Blood Culture; Klebsiella; Etiology

Purpose: The aim of our present study was to investigate the simultaneous findings both blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures determine etiological pathogens responsible for neonatal sepsis meningitis in intensive care unit.Materials Methods: This carried out newborn department from November 2013 October 2015. During this period 732 neonates with signs symptoms were included study. Sepsis work up performed taken eligible patients.Results: Cerebrospinal positive in100 (13.7%) cases. Positive found 59 (8.1%) meningitis. Staphylococcus bacteria (48%) most frequent organism confirmed meningitis, followed by klebsiella (19%) pseudomonas (10%). Simultaneous isolated (%24), (13%) (8%).Conclusion: In group staphylococcus, main agents that unit.