Antimicrobial Activities of neonatal Umbilical  Cord Infection

Afaf A. Saleman; Sana I. Souliman; Abeer A.  Suliman

doi:10.64516/jkvss207

Authors

Afaf A. Saleman Faculty of Medical Technology, Tobruk University, Tobruk, Libya Author
Sana I. Souliman Faculty of Medical Technology, Tobruk University, Tobruk, Libya Author
Abeer A. Suliman Faculty of Medical Technology, Tobruk University, Tobruk, Libya Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64516/jkvss207

Keywords:

Umbilical cord care, Bacterial infections, Antibiotic resistance, Uumbilical cord inflammation

Abstract

The infection of the umbilical stump. It typically presents as a superficial cellulitis that can spread to involve the entire abdominal wall and may progress to necrotizing fasciitis, myonecrosis, or systemic disease. Omphalitis is uncommon in industrialized countries outside the setting of umbilical vessel catherization; however, it remains a common cause of neonatal mortality in less developed areas. It is predominantly a disease of the neonate, with only a few cases having been reported in adults. Risk factors for omphalitis included septic delivery, unplanned home delivery, maternal chorioamnionitis, and prolonged rupture of membranes, low birth weight, and umbilical vessel catheteri. This study is about the underlying causes of infection that cause umbilical cord inflammation in newborns. The information of this study was collected from Tobruk Medical Center, Department of Microbiology, for files between 2018 to 2020, and it recorded the causes of infection and the antibiotic used for treatment, and where we tried to know the most infectious bacteria, A variety of the following types of bacteria, including Staph aureus, Eshrsha coli,Staph epidermis, proteus, klebsiella, Klebsiella spp ,Enterobact, Streptococcus pyogen ,Candida albicans fungi.

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