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Table 4 Characteristics of 56 neonatal infants

From: Comparative study of bacteriological culture and real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (RT-PCR) and multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot (mPCR/RLB) hybridization assay in the diagnosis of bacterial neonatal meningitis

Gestational age (week)

 

 <37

5 (9%)

 37-42

51 (91%)

Gender

 

 Male

36 (64%)

 Female

20 (36%)

Onset

 

 Early (<1 week)

15 (27)

 Late (>1 week)

41 (73)

Antibiotics before hospitalization

 

 Yes

36 (64%)

 No

20 (36%)

Syptoms

 

 fever

51 (91%)

 Jaundice

23 (41%)

 convulsion

10 (18%)

Signs

 

 Bulging fontanelle

21 (38%)

 Limb muscle tension change

14 (25%)