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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of the neonates enrolled in the study

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