Table 2.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of specific participants

Participant	Gestational age (wk)	Birth weight (g)	Mode of delivery	Sex	Age at sampling (days)	Age at diagnosis of sepsis (days)	Blood culture (agent, age in days)
ID 21-018a	24.6	790	Caesarean section	Male	7, 33, 302, 518	29	S. capitis, 30
ID 21-019a	24.6	825	Caesarean section	Female	7, 33, 302, 518	4	B. cereus, 5
ID 20–040b	30.2	1,150	Caesarean section	Male	29, 267, 475	27	S. marcescens, 27
ID 20–039b	30.2	1,350	Caesarean section	Female	29, 267, 475	NA	–
ID 19–041	26.2	795	Caesarean section	Female	8, 26, 288, 465	NA	–
ID 19–042	31.3	1,920	Caesarean section	Female	5, 31, 244	NA	–

^aTwin pair 1.

^bTwin pair 2.