Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and serum markers in EONS and LONS between the bacteremia and the nonbacteremia groups
| Blood culture (n) | EONS (123) | LONS (46) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteremia (4) | Nonbacteremia (119) | p | Bacteremia (8) | Nonbacteremia (38) | p | |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||||
| Male | 3 (75) | 62 (52) | 0.621 | 5 (63) | 23 (61) | 0.918 |
| PPA (d) | 1 (0–4) | 1 (1–3) | 0.224 | 17 (12–25) | 15 (11–21) | 0.611 |
| GA (wk) | 29 (24–31) | 36 (30–39) | 0.02* | 29 (27–38) | 30 (27–37) | 0.977 |
| BBW (g) | 1287 (742–1660) | 2500 (1394–3130) | 0.033* | 1393 (768–2850) | 1571 (1010–2533) | 0.674 |
| C/S | 3 (75) | 66 (56) | 0.63 | 6 (75) | 22 (58) | 0.373 |
| Apgar score#1 | 4 (1–5) | 6 (4–8) | 0.05 | 5 (3–7) | 5 (4–7) | 0.446 |
| Apgar score#5 | 6 (4–7) | 8 (7–9) | 0.024* | 7 (5–8) | 8 (7–8) | 0.591 |
| Mortality rate | 1 (25.0) | 4 (3.4) | 0.155 | 0 (0) | 4 (10.5) | 0.342 |
| Serum markers | ||||||
| PCT (µg/L) | 42.9 (7.4–85.9) | 1.5 (0.5–4.9) | 0.042* | 0.9 (0.2–1.8) | 0.4 (0.2–1.0) | 0.29 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 25.3 (7.7–40.0) | 1.6 (0.5–8.2) | 0.01* | 1.9 (0.4–6.1) | 1.0 (0.4–12.0) | 0.965 |
| WBC (109/L) | 6.0 (4.9–43.9) | 12.2 (8.0–19.2) | 0.232 | 8.6 (6.9–11.6) | 13.4 (9.6–15.9) | 0.049* |
| Segment (%) | 29 (7–77) | 62 (51–72) | 0.139 | 52 (43–59) | 51 (34–65) | 0.75 |
| Hgb (g/L) | 125 (96–170) | 157 (135–181) | 0.152 | 138 (105–145) | 134 (11.8–147) | 0.908 |
| PLT (109/L) | 95 (43–115) | 212 (158–285) | 0.001* | 212 (121–467) | 245 (180–448) | 0.602 |
All values are shown as n (%) or median (interquartile range, 25%–75%).
Apgar score#1 = Apgar score at 1 min; Apgar score#5 = Apgar score at 5 min; BBW = birth body weight; C/S = Cesarean section; CRP = C-reactive protein; EONS = early-onset neonatal sepsis; GA = gestational age; Hgb = hemoglobin; LONS = late-onset neonatal sepsis; PCT = procalcitonin; PLT = platelet; PPA = Postpartum age; WBC = white blood count.
*
p < 0.05.