Risk factors associated with early sepsis in neonates

Abstract

Neonatal infection is a clinical syndrome that is an important and frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period. Depending on the time of onset, sepsis may be early or late. Objective: To identify some risk factors present in neonates associated with early sepsis in the neonatal clinic at the General Teaching Hospital Agostino Neto during 2014. Method: A case-control study was conducted in which 38 infants diagnosed with sepsis Preterm neonatal and 76 unpaired controls (births up to 2 days before or after the cases) and who were admitted to the neonatology service, the information was obtained from the case histories and controls, the factors risk were evaluated through the odds ratio. Results: There was a predominance of cases with a history of dystocic delivery; Preterm birth, low birth weight, in addition to the history of having received mechanical ventilation, these elements were associated with early-onset sepsis. Conclusions: an adequate control of risk factors in newborns can guarantee a decrease in the occurrence of neonatal sepsis in particular and improve the quality of life of neonates.