Table 3.
Pathogen distribution of EOS.
| Pathogens | Proportion, n (%) (N = 133) |
Incidence, cases per 1,000 births (95% CI) (LB = 116,044) |
|---|---|---|
| Gram-positive bacteria | 93 (69.9) | 0.80 (0.65–0.98) |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 43 (32.3) | 0.37 (0.27–0.50) |
| Group B Streptococcus | 24 (18.0) | 0.21 (0.13–0.31) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 8 (6.0) | 0.07 (0.03–0.14) |
| Streptococcus spp. | 8 (6.0) | 0.07 (0.03–0.14) |
| Enterococcus spp. | 7 (5.3) | 0.06 (0.02–0.12) |
| Other gram-positive bacteriaa | 3 (2.3) | 0.03 (0.005–0.08) |
| Gram-negative bacteria | 39 (29.3) | 0.34 (0.24–0.46) |
| Escherichia coli | 18 (13.5) | 0.16 (0.09–0.25) |
| Acinetobacter spp. | 5 (3.8) | 0.04 (0.01–0.10) |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia c | 5 (3.8) | 0.03 (0.01–0.09) |
| Other gram-negative bacteriab | 11 (8.3) | 0.09 (0.05–0.17) |
| Fungi | 1 (0.8) | 0.01 (0.0002–0.05) |
| Candida spp. | 1 (0.8) | 0.01 (0.0002–0.05) |
LB, Live Births.
a
Including two cases of Listeria monocytogenes and one case of Aerococcus viridans.
b
Including two cases of Moraxella spp., two cases of Burkholderia cepacia, two cases of Serratia spp., one case of Ochrobactrum anthropi, one case of Alcaligenes spp., one case of Citrobacter spp., one case of Klebsiella spp. and one case of Pseudomonas spp.
c
One case of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was outborn and not included in incidence calculation.