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Table 4 Cases of culture-proven sepsis after enterostomy

From: Efficacy and safety of mucous fistula refeeding in preterm infants: an exploratory randomized controlled trial

Case No

group

Onset of sepsis

Days after starting MFR

Days after enterostomy

pathogens

Antibiotics use (days)

No. of sepsis

1

Normal output MFR group

Before MFR

N/A

13

Staphylococcus epidermidis

10

1

2

High output MFR group

Before MFR

N/A

25, 49

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

16, 14

2

3

Control group

N/A

N/A

7

Candida albicans

32

1

4

High output MFR group

During MFR

15

161

Staphylococcus epidermidis

18

1

5

Normal output MFR group

During MFR

15

109

Klebsiella aerogenes

19

1