Neonatal sepsis is commonly caused by: (A) b-haemolytic streptococci, (B) E. coli, (C) H. influenzae, (D) Listeria
Answer is B. (E. coli) (161-G) (136-Ghai 7th)* Neonatal sepsis is the single most important cause of neonatal deaths in the community accounting for over half of them.* Most cases of neonatal sepsis in the community are caused by Escherichia-coli and staphylococcus aureus. In hospitals, Klebsiella pneumonia is also a common organism