NEONATAL BACTERIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS IN TERTIARY HOSPITALS IN SANA'A CITY, YEMEN

Background: Ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) is the most widespread eye infection occurring in first 28 days of life. Although these cases are benign, some may progress to systemic complications or blindness if left untreated.
 Objectives: The current study was conducted with aim revealing bacteriological causes conjunctivitis neonates and antibiotic sensitivity pattern bacteria.
 Subjects methods: included all at age 1 presenting neonatal nurseries Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) level II care beds three hospitals; Authority Al-Thawra General Hospital, Al-Kuwait University Hospital Al-Sabeen Maternity Child Sana’a city, Yemen. A full history taken from each nurse mothers which findings were recorded a predesigned questionnaire including socio demographic, maternal clinical information therapeutic interventions. To isolate causative agent, conjunctival swabs inoculated on proper media bacteria identified by standard microbiological methods resistance done for isolates.
 Results: 203 collected newborns discharge over nine-month period. Positive growth rate 51.7%, males more affected (57.1%), 80% had low birth weight, 71.4% preterm infants (p <0.01). There significant relationship between invasive non-invasive mechanical ventilation (p<0.05). Gentamicin showed good vitro isolated, Staphylococcus aureus (83%), Escherichia coli 84.6%, P. aeruginosa it 60%.
 Conclusion: vast majority mild high occurrence, Klebsiella pneumoniae major bacterial agents, likely be hospital-acquired infection. association phototherapy, incidence . activity against isolated this study.
 
 Peer Review History: Received: 9 November 2021; Revised: 11 December; Accepted: 27 December, Available online: 15 January 2022
 Academic Editor: Dr. Sally A. El-Zahaby, Pharos Alexandria, Egypt, [email protected]
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 Bilge Ahsen KARA, Ankara Gazi Mustafa Kemal Turkey, [email protected]
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