Impact of Late Neonatal Sepsis in Morbidity and Mortality

Abstract

Introduction: Late onset neonatal sepsis still is an essential cause that increases morbidity and mortality in the first days of life.
Objectives: To determine the index of sepsis and describe the isolated microorganisms in neonatology.
Methodology: A retrospective, descriptive and longitudinal study was carried out. Thirty newborns with diagnosis of late onset sepsis were selected at Guanabacoa Obstetric Gynecology Hospital in Havana, Cuba, from January 2016 to December 2017. The following variables were selected for the study: weight, gestational age, isolated germs, and clinical forms of presentation.
Results: During the years studied, 4,006 live births were received and 928 were admitted to the Neonatal Care Service. Out of these, 30 cases developed some episode of sepsis (3.2 %). Systemic sepsis occurred in 66.67 % and Staphylococcus aureus was isolated in 60.0 % of cases.
Conclusion: Late onset neonatal sepsis index was low and lethality was null.