The number of babies struck with neonatal sepsis, a series of bloodstream infections, within the first month of birth , is much higher in India than the rest of the world. Quite a lot of them die due to the failure of antibiotics against lethal bugs. Dr. Jeeva Sankar and Dr.
Ramesh Agarwal from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have noted these findings in their latest paper published in the British Medical Journal titled ‘Neonatal Sepsis in South Asia: Huge burden and spiraling antimicrobial resistance.’ Neonatal sepsis, a systemic infection in the first month of life, includes bloodstream infections, meningitis, and pneumonia. It is the third most common cause of deaths among neonates, accounting for 2,25,000 deaths globally every year. High occurrence of sepsis The report estimates that per thousand live births in India, 16 are infected with confirmed neonatal sepsis,…
