From: Management of neonatal sepsis at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam: diagnostic accuracy of C – reactive protein and newborn scale of sepsis and antimicrobial resistance pattern of etiological bacteria
N = 208
Frequency (%)
Age group
0 – 3
109
52.9
4 – 28
99
47.6
Sex
Male
108
51.9
Female
98
48.1
Body weight
<1000
2
0.96
1 – 1.4
10
4.81
1.5 – 2.5
26
12.5
>2.5
170
81.7
Clinical features
Fever
147
67.3
Low muscle tone
81
38.9
Fast breathing
166
79.8