Table 3 Clinical characteristics and positive blood culture among early onset and late onset neonatal sepsis (N 300)
Parameter (N) | Early onset sepsis ≤ 72 hrs | Late onset sepsis > 72 hrs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N (121) | Culture positive n (%) | P value | N (179) | Culture positive n (%) | P = Value |
Temperature | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   < 36°C (68) | 31 | 17 (55.0) |  | 37 | 26 (70.3) |  |
   > 37.5°C (232) | 90 | 40 (44.0) | 0.214 | 142 | 66 (46.5) | 0.008 |
Respiratory rate | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   30-60 b/m (141) | 61 | 22 (36.1) |  | 80 | 36 (45.0) |  |
   > 60 b/m (159) | 60 | 35 (58.3) | 0.011 | 99 | 56 (56.6) | 0.82 |
Chest indrawing | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes (174) | 69 | 36 (52.2) |  | 105 | 60 (57.1) |  |
   NO (126) | 52 | 21 (40.4) | 0.270 | 74 | 32 (43.8) | 0.071 |
Umbilical redness | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes (50) | 20 | 11 (55.0) |  | 30 | 21 (70.0) |  |
   NO (250) | 101 | 46 (45.5) | 0.298 | 149 | 71 (47.7) | 0.020 |
Lethargy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes (119) | 55 | 39 (71.0) |  | 64 | 50 (78.0) |  |
   NO (143) | 66 | 18 (27.3) | 0.0001 | 115 | 42 (36.5) | 0.0001 |
Unable to feed | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes (263) | 107 | 57 (53.3) |  | 156 | 89 (57.1) |  |
   NO (37) | 14 | 0 (0.0) | 0.0001 | 23 | 3 (13.0) | 0.0001 |
Cyanosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes (78) | 36 | 24 (66.7) |  | 42 | 27 (64.3) |  |
   No (222) | 85 | 33 (38.5) | 0.004 | 137 | 65 (46.6) | 0.041 |
Jaundice | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes (54) | 21 | 13 (62.0) |  | 33 | 24 (73.0) |  |
   NO (246) | 100 | 44 (44.0) | 0.155 | 146 | 68 (46.0) | 0.005 |
Convulsion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes (57) | 24 | 20 (83.3) |  | 33 | 25 (76.0) |  |
   NO (243) | 97 | 37 (38.0) | 0.0001 | 146 | 67 (46.0) | 0.002 |