Table 2 Association of glucosuria in the 24-h period before clinical suspicion of late-onset neonatal sepsis
From: Glucosuria as an early marker of late-onset sepsis in preterms: a prospective cohort study
n = 123 | Prevalence | Rejected infection | Clinical sepsis | Proven sepsis (positive bloodculture) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 65 | n = 21 | n = 37 | |||
Maximum glucosuria 24 h before onset of suspected infection | 0 | 53 (43.1 %) | 35 (66.0 %) | 5 (9.4 %) | 13 (24.5 %) |
+/++ | 54 (43.9 %) | 23 (42.6 %) | 12 (22.2 %) | 19 (35.2 %) | |
+++ | 12 (9.8 %) | 6 (50.0 %) | 1 (8.3 %) | 5 (41.7 %) | |
++++ | 4 (3.2 %) | 1 (25.0 %) | 3 (75.0 %) | 0 (0 %) | |
Increase in glucosuria | 28 (22.8 %) | 11 (39.0 %) | 6 (17.1 %) | 11 (30.1 %) | |