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Table 3 Distribution of pathogens causing Early Onset Sepsis (EOS) (<7 days) vs. Community-acquired Late Onset Sepsis (CA-LOS) (7–90 days) in Southern Israel, 2007-2013

From: Comparison of early onset sepsis and community-acquired late onset sepsis in infants less than 3 months of age

 

EOS

CA-LOS

P value

 

N = 75a

N = 124a

Gram negative

44/75 (58.7 %)

78 (62.9 %)

0.552

Escherichia coli

26/75 (34.7 %)

36/124 (29.0 %)

0.406

Klebsiella pneumoniae

10/75 (13.3 %)

9/124 (7.3 %)

0.158

Haemophilus influenzae

1/75 (1.3 %)

8/124 (6.5 %)

0.157

Pseudomonas spp.

3/75 (4.0 %)

6/124 (4.8 %)

1.000

Enterobacter cloacae

0/75 (0.0 %)

5/124 (4.0 %)

0.159

Campylobacter spp.

0/75 (0.0 %)

3/124 (2.4 %)

0.292

Neisseria meningitides

0/75 (0.0 %)

3/124 (2.4 %)

0.292

Other

4/75 (5.3 %)

8/124 (6.5 %)

1.000

Gram positive

31/75 (41.3 %)

46/124 (37.1 %)

0.552

GBS

17/75(22.7 %)

10/124 (8.1 %)

0.004

Streptococcus pneumoniae

1/75 (1.3 %)

16/124 (12.9 %)

0.005

Staphylococcus aureus

4/75 (5.3 %)

12/124 (9.7 %)

0.275

Enterococcus faecalis

7/75 (9.3 %)

6/124 (4.8 %)

0.244

Listeria monocytogenes

2/75 (2.7 %)

0/124 (0.0 %)

0.141

Streptococcus pyogenes

0/75 (0.0 %)

2/124 (1.6 %)

0.528

  1. aIn 15 episodes (5 EOS and 10 CA-LOS episodes), mixed infection with 2 bacteria were identified