Summary:
Septicaemia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality
in neonates. Meningitis is a serious problem in newborns
with high mortality and frequent neurological sequelae. In
neonates, signs and symptoms of infections are often
obscure and clinical examination cannot distinguish
septicaemic babies with or without meningitis. Therefore,
lumbar puncture is often not done in time and thus diagnosis
of meningitis is missed. Our aim was to see the association
of bacterial meningitis in neonatal septicaemia and their
clinical and bacteriological profile. This study was
performed at the neonatal ward of Kumudini Women’s
Medical College Hospital from August 2007 to July 2009.