ISOLATION, STUDY AND SPREAD OF BACTERIAL SPECIES CAUSING BACTERIAL SEPSIS IN THE NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENT AT ZLITEN MEDICAL CENTER IN 2022

Abstract

It is known that bacterial blood infection is a common disease among children. It is a medical condition resulting from the presence of bacteria in the bloodstream, which secrete chemicals that stimulate the immune system to attack bacterial pathogens in the body without control, which causes damage to the body tissues and organs. There are several causes of blood infection in children, one of the main reasons is wounds on children’s skin, which creates a gateway for bacteria to enter the blood, especially bacteria that live naturally on the surface of the skin (Normal Flora). Furthermore, the presence of inflammation in the child’s body moves infection to the blood. This study was conducted in the laboratory of Zliten Medical Center, where (156) blood samples were studied, taken from the (newborn and pediatric) department at Zliten Medical Center during January to December 2022, both male and female whose ages ranged from one week to 12 years were tested, a rate of septicemia was found to be 25% among children with suspected infection whose blood cultures were positive. It was found that infection with Gram-positive bacteria was the most common among children with septicemia, and Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria were the main cause of septicemia in Children, then the second cause was Streptococcus pneumonia bacteria, and as for infection with Gram-negative bacteria, it became clear that Klebsiella Pneumonia bacteria has considered the main cause of blood infections in children, followed by Acinetobacter baumannii, and finally Klebsiella ozaenae bacteria and Escherichia coli.