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Table 2 Distribution of bacterial isolates from neonates based on their age of admission at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, September/2015 to May/2016

From: Bacterial etiologic agents causing neonatal sepsis and associated risk factors in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Isolated organism

Age at time of admission

Total isolates

N (%)

0–3 day

n (%)

>3–28 day

n (%)

S. aureus

34 (69.38)

15 (30.62)

49 (40.8)

Cons

18 (69.2)

8 (30.8)

26 (21.7)

S. pyogenes

5 (83.33)

1 (16.67)

6 (5)

E. coli

9 (75)

3 (25)

12 (10)

K. pneumoniae

13 (68.43)

6 (31.57)

19 (15.8)

Others

08 (100)

0 (0)

08 (6.7)

Total

87 (72.5)

33 (27.5)

120 (100)

  1. Key: Others: Serratia (n = 1), E. cloacae (n = 4) and K. rhinose (n = 3), CoNs: Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus