Table 2.
Bacterial isolation from blood
| Organism |
Early and late infection (days) (N=74) |
Total N(%) |
p value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 – 6 n(%) | 7 – 28 n(%) | |||
|
Staphylococcus aureus |
15 (55.6) |
12 (44.4) |
27 (36.5) |
0.721* |
|
Klebsiella species |
17 (77.3) |
5 (22.7) |
22 (29.7) |
|
|
Escherichia coli |
10 (71.4) |
4 (28.6) |
14 (18.9) |
|
|
Staphylococcus epidermidis |
6 (100) |
0 (0) |
6 (8.1) |
|
|
Group B Streptococci |
1 (100) |
0 (0) |
1 (1.4) |
|
|
Pseudomonas spp |
1 (50.0) |
1 (50.0) |
2 (2.7) |
|
| Other streptococcus species |
2 (100) |
0 (0) |
2 (2.7) |
|
| Total | 52 (70.3) | 22 (29.7) | 74 (100) | |
*Fisher’s exact test.