Research Article
Epidemiology of Neonatal Sepsis and Implicated Pathogens: A Study from Egypt
Table 3
Clinical signs/accompanied diagnoses among neonates with suspected sepsis at Mansoura hospitals.
| Clinical signs/accompanied diagnoses | Total () |
| Respiratory distress | 142 | Pneumonia | 24 | Temperature instability | 7 | Convulsions | 5 | Hypoglycemia | 4 | Fetal distress | 4 | Meningitis | 9 | Surgical problems | | Diaphragmatic hernia without obstruction or gangrene | 3 | Esophageal atresia/TEF | 11 | Choanal atresia | 1 | Gastroschisis | 1 | Obstruction of duodenum | 1 | Congenital heart disease | 11 | Diseases of genitourinary | 5 | Cardiovascular collapse (shock) | 3 | Hematological symptoms (purpura/DIC) | 2 | Hypotonia/poor activities | 4 | Neonatal jaundice | 15 | Septic arthritis | 1 |
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The neonate could have more than one of the above clinical findings.
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