Utility of Umbilical Cord Blood Culture in the Diagnosis of Early Onset Sepsis: A Cross-sectional Study
Introduction: Umbilical cord is the first source of blood from the neonate.The clinical signs associated with sepsis are frequently non specific and subtle in the neonates making the diagnosis of infection difficult.Umbilical cord blood does not involve pain infliction, avoids iatrogenic blood loss and procedural complications.Aim: To evaluate the