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Table 2 Incidence of NEC and late-onset gram-negative or fungal positive cultures in ELBW infants from 2004 to 2011

From: Effect of routine probiotic, Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938, use on rates of necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates with birthweight < 1000 grams: a sequential analysis

Year

2004 (n = 53)

2005 (n = 25)

2006 (n = 48)

2007 (n = 44)

2008 (n = 39)

2009

2010 (n = 36) #

2011 (n = 17) #

      

n = 23

n = 26 #

  

Med NEC, No. (%)

4 (7.5)

2 (8)

4 (8.3)

1 (2.3)

4 (10.3)

1 (2)

0

0

0

Surg NEC, No. (%)

3 (5.7)

1 (4)

3 (6.3)

1 (2.3)

3 (7.7)

1 (2)

0

2 (5.6)

0

NEC-related death, No. (%)

2 (3.8)

1 (4)

1 (2.1)

1 (2.3)

1 (2.6)

1 (2)

0

0

0

Total NEC, %

17

16

16.7

6.8

20.5

6.1

0

5.6

0

Infection, No. (%)

16 (30.2)

4 (16)

20 (42.7)

17 (38.6)

13 (33.3)

2 (8.7)

6 (23)

7 (19.4)

6 (35.3)

  1. # Patients treated routinely with prophylactic Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938.