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. 2011 Dec;1(2):154–170.

Table 5.

Distribution of all isolates by age-of-onset


≤7 days of life
8-59 days of life
60-90 days of life
Organism Isolated N % (95% CI) N % (95%CI) N % (95%CI)
Staphylococcus aureus
33
11.7 (8.0 - 15.5)
268
15.0 (13.4 - 16.7)
1
2.3 (0.0 - 6.7)
Group A Streptococci/ Streptococcus pyogenes
4
1.4 (0.0 - 2.8)
50
2.8 (2.0 -3.6)
8
18.2 (6.8 - 29.6)
Group B Streptococci
19
6.7 (3.8 - 9.7)
31
1.7 (1.1 - 2.4)
0
0.0 (-)
Group D Streptococci/ Enterococcus
4
1.4 (0.0 - 2.8)
13
0.7 (0.3 - 1.1)
0
0.0 (-)
Streptococcus Pneumoniae
13
4.6 (2.1 - 7.1)
93
5.2 (4.2 - 6.3)
14
31.8 (18.1 - 45.6)
Other/unspecified Streptococcus species
24
8.5 (5.3 - 11.8)
50
2.8 (2.0 - 3.6)
0
0.0 (-)
Other/ unspecified Gram-positives*
0
0.0 (-)
112
6.3 (5.2 - 7.4)
0
0.0 (-)
All Gram-positives
97
34.4 (28.9 - 39.9)
617
34.6 (32.4 - 36.8)
23
52.3 (37.5 - 67.0)
Klebsiella pneumoniae
22
7.8 (4.7 - 10.9)
232
13.0 (11.4 - 14.6)
2
4.5 (0.0 - 10.7)
Other/unspecified Klebsiella species
10
3.5 (1.4 - 5.7)
15
0.8 (0.4 - 1.3)
0
0.0 (-)
Escherichia coli
46
16.3 (12.0 - 20.6)
320
17.9 (16.2 - 19.7)
1
2.3 (0.0 - 6.7)
Pseudomonas species
22
7.8 (4.7 - 10.9)
166
9.3 (8.0 - 10.7)
1
2.3 (0.0 - 6.7)
Enterobacter species
10
3.5 (1.4 - 5.7)
59
3.3 (2.5 - 4.1)
0
0.0 (-)
Serratia species
0
0.0 (-)
40
2.2 (1.6 - 2.9)
1
2.3 (0.0 - 6.7)
Proteus species
6
2.1 (0.4 - 3.8)
7
0.4 (0.1 - 0.7)
0
0.0 (-)
Salmonella species
1
0.4 (0.0 - 1.0)
26
1.5 (0.9 - 2.0)
6
13.6 (3.5 - 23.8)
Haemophilus influenzae
2
0.7 (0.0 - 1.7)
30
1.7 (1.1 - 2.3)
4
9.1 (0.6 - 17.6)
Neisseria meningitidis
0
0.0 (-)
13
0.7 (0.3 -1.1)
0
0.0 (-)
Acinetobacter species
19
6.7 (3.8 - 8.7)
113
6.3 (5.2 - 7.5)
3
6.8 (0.0 - 14.3)
Other/unspecified Gram-negatives**
42
14.9 (10.7 - 19.0)
59
3.3 (2.5 - 4.1)
1
2.3 (0.0 - 6.7)
All Gram-negatives
180
63.8 (58.2 - 69.4)
1080
60.5 (58.3 - 62.8)
19
43.2 (28.5 - 57.8)
Non-stated/Undetermined
5
1.8 (0.2 - 3.3)
87
4.9 (3.9 - 5.9)
2
4.5 (0.0 - 10.7)
Totals 282 100.0 (n/a) 1784 100.0 (n/a) 44 100.0 (n/a)

*Includes data for Aerococcus sp., Bacillus sp. and others.

** Includes data for Citrobacter sp., Moraxella sp., Shigella sp., Aeromonas sp. and others; Data was also extracted for coagulase-negative Staphylococci: ≤7 days of life – 3 isolates, 7-59 dyas of life – 880 isolates, 60-90 days of life – 0 isolates.