True about neonatal sepsis:a) Early sepsis is due to organism in maternal genital tractb) Environmental factors cause late sepsisc) Late sepsis is due to organism in maternal genital tractd) Environmental factors cause early sepsis: (A) ac, (B) a, (C) ab, (D) bc
Answer is C. Early onset sepsis is caused by organisms prevalent in the maternal genital tract.
Late-onset sepsis is caused by organisms of the external environment of home or hospital and the infection is transmitted most frequently by the hands of the care provider.