DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i05.014

Pages: 1942-1947

Neonatal septicaemia constitutes a significant cause of neonatal mortality in our country. Blood culture which is considered as gold standard for diagnosis is costly and time consuming. CRP is a rapid tool for screening of neonatal septicaemia and a reliable marker in the absence of positive blood cultures. In present study, we emphasize to study the correlation of C reactive protein with blood culture in neonatal septicemia as it is a relatively economical method and it accelerates the diagnostic process. In this prospective study done at Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad, neonates admitted in NICU with clinical suspicion of sepsis were studied for 3 months from July 2017 to September 2017. Blood was collected from each patient aseptically and inoculated into Trypticase soy broth and subcultures were made on blood agar and Mac conkey agar, and antibiotic susceptibility test was done. Qualitative estimation of CRP was done by rapid CRP latex slide agglutination test.