Health Condition 1: A488- Other specified bacterial diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Point of care automated blood culture system: In neonates with suspected sepsis, the blood culture bottle will be incubated in an automated blood culture system. This blood culture syst
Sponsors
ICMR
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All inborn neonates admitted in NICU warranting antibiotics for the suspected sepsis
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: i. Syndromic infants or infants with malformations ii. Inability to collect blood culture before starting antibiotics iii. Infants with suspected bone and joint infections iv. Infants with surgical conditions warranting surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the antibiotic usage in neonates warranting antibiotics for suspected sepsis when point of care automated blood culture system has been used as compared to central lab systemTimepoint: To compare the antibiotic usage in neonates warranting antibiotics for suspected sepsis when point of care automated blood culture system has been used as compared to central lab system | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the groups for the Neonates in which antibiotics were stopped at 48 hours Duration of antibiotics Blood culture yield Time taken from blood collection to change antibiotics as per sensitivity pattern NEC Subsequent development of total sepsis, culture positive sepsis, and fungal sepsis Duration of hospital stay Timepoint: till discharge of neonate from NICU | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sushil Choudhary
AIIMS Jodhpur
Outcome results
None listed