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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of neonates with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter sepsis who were treated with Colistin

From: Intravenous Colistin in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter in neonates

Preterm <37 weeks

18 (86 %)

Gestational age—median (range)

33 (26–40)

Birth weight—mean (range)

1700 (800–3600)

VLBW

9 (43 %)

Male gender

13 (62 %)

Pre-eclampsia

3 (14 %)

PROM

3 (14 %)

Cesarean section

16 (76 %)

Apgar scores- mean (range) (min)

 1

7 (3–8)

 5

9 (7–9)

CLABSI number (%)

14 (67 %)

Late sepsis number (%)

21 (100 %)

Mean age at sepsis (days)

10 (4–30)

Carpapenems resistance (%)

19 (90 %)

Day of sepsis Colistin started

2.5 (1–6)

Treatment duration (days)

17(10–21)

Dose U/kg/day

70,000 (30,000–75,000)

Day of microbiological clearance—mean (range)

3 (1–8)

Mortality (%)

2 (9.5 %)

  1. VLBW very low birth weight, PROM prolonged rupture of membranes, CLABSI central line associated blood stream infection