THE IMPACT OF HIGH ALTITUDE AREA VIA THE BACTERIAL PATHOGENS INDUCED THE NEONATAL SEPSIS, TAIF, KSA.

The search was conducted on "The impact of high altitude (HA) area via the bacterial pathogens induced the neonatal sepsis (NS), Taif, KSA", the incidence of NS microbial causes resulted 13.1% positive. The incidence of microbial causes were (Gram-positive bacteria [GPB], Gram-negative bacteria [GNB] and yeasts) were as (14.4, 82.0 and 3.6%) respectively. The incidence of NS-GPB, as the predominant was Enterococcus Species (Spp) 7.7%, Staphylococcus (Staph.) epidermidis 5.2%, and (Staph. saprophyticus, group B Streptococcus [GBS] and Streptococcus [Strept.] Spp) gave the same percent as 0.5%. The incidence of NS-GNB as the predominant was Escherichia coli (E. coli) 66.8%, Klebsiella pneumonia (KP) 9.8%, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) 2.8%, Citrobacter Spp 1.4% and (Proteus vulgaris and Providencia Spp) gave the same percent as 0.6%. The whole arrangement of NS bacteria were isolated, as the predominant were E. coli 66.8%, KP 9.8%, Enterococcus Spp 7.7%, Staph. epidermidis 5.2%, the other bacteria were between (2.8-0.5%). The current study found that, the NS revealed different in HA than normal altitude (NA) area, that because of the enhanced causes at HA area and climates changes, that factors might lead to a higher incidence of NS. There were a differences in the proportions and types of causing pathogens. Therefore, it concluded that necessary to prove the HA area which had special health impact on the residents and should be investigated by more researches to take the recommended "Residents Proper Preventive Health Measures" to reduce the NS morbidity and morbidity rates, as they were in a critical ages.