Table 4 Distribution of neonates who developed infections and their clinical details
Category | Group A: same colonizer developing same infection (n = 33) | % | Group B: same colonizer developing different infection (n = 24) | Group C: no colonizer but with infection (n = 08) | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Term | |||||
Pre-term | 19 | 59% | 12 | 2 | 25% |
Term | 13 | 41% | 13 | 6 | 75% |
Birth weight | |||||
Low | 21 | 70% | 14 | 4 | 44% |
Normal | 9 | 30% | 10 | 5 | 56% |
Type of delivery | |||||
C-section | 19 | 61% | 15 | 4 | 57% |
Normal | 12 | 39% | 7 | 3 | 43% |
Antibiotics administered before positive culture | |||||
Yes | 20 | 61% | 5 | 1 | 13% |
No | 13 | 39% | 19 | 7 | 88% |
Cause of admission | |||||
Respiratory distress syndrome | 18 | 55% | 9 | 1 | 13% |
Asphyxia | 7 | 21% | 5 | 1 | 13% |
Seizure | 4 | 12% | 4 | 2 | 25% |
Sepsis features | 14 | 42% | 3 | 1 | 13% |
Feeding intolerance | 3 | 9% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Apnoea | 3 | 9% | 2 | 1 | 13% |
Neonatal jaundice | 7 | 21% | 6 | 3 | 38% |
Pneumoniae | 5 | 15% | 2 | 1 | 13% |