Introduction. The first minutes and hours after birth decide about the quality of human health and further development. Neonatology is intended to optimally lead children through this period, especially the weakest ones.
Aim. The aim of this project is an estimation of sepsis (septicemia) in infants treated in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in 2 periods, and an attempt to answer what was the cause of infections, as well as comparison of infection causes in infants in the interval of 10 years.
Material and methods. All infants taken to the Intensive Care Unit of the Paediatric Centre at the Central Teaching Hospital of the Medical University of Łodz, in the periods from March 2002 to February 2003 and from January 2013 to December 2013 are included to the study (retrospective). Children taken into consideration had to meet the following criteria: body mass below 2500 grams; first 48 hours of life; infants who stayed in ICU at least 3 days.
