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The data obtained from October 1997 to December 2000 were analysed and the results tabulated.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> A total of 1598 blood cultures were taken; 1003 were positive (positivity rate 62.8%). <jats:italic>Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic> was the most common organism found (36.6%), followed by <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic> (29.5%), <jats:italic>Pseudomonas<\/jats:italic> (22.4%), <jats:italic>Klebsiella<\/jats:italic> (7.6%), and <jats:italic>Proteus<\/jats:italic> (3.8%). No group B streptococcus was grown. <jats:italic>Listeria monocytogenes<\/jats:italic> was found in one cerebrospinal fluid culture. <jats:italic>E coli<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Pseudomonas<\/jats:italic> showed a high degree of resistance to commonly used antibiotics (ampicillin, augmentin, and gentamicin), a moderate degree of resistance to cephalosporin (cefotaxime, ceftzidime, and ceftrioxone), and low resistance to drugs not used for newborn babies (ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and enoxabid). <jats:italic>S aureus<\/jats:italic> showed a low resistance to all three groups of antibiotics.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Neonatal sepsis remains one of the leading causes of neonatal admission, morbidity, and mortality in developing countries. Gram negative organisms are the major cause of neonatal sepsis in Peshawar. 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