Table 1.
Distribution of culture-confirmed pathogens
| Pathogens | Positive number in blood [n (%)] | Positive number in CSF [n (%)] |
|---|---|---|
| Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) | 200 (59.0) | 13 (34.2) |
| Group B streptococcus (GBS) | 38 (11.2) | 7 (18.4) |
| Escherichia coli (E. coli) | 25 (7.4) | 9 (23.7) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 17 (5.0) | 1 (2.6) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 17 (5.0) | 0 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 16 (4.7) | 1 (2.6) |
| Acinetobacter Baumannii | 1 (0.3) | 2 (5.3) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 2 (0.6) | 4 (10.5) |
| Meningitis Chryseobacterium | 3 (0.9) | 1 (2.6) |
| Other pathogens* | 20 (5.9) | 0 |
| Total | 339 (100) | 38 (100) |
*
Other pathogens include Candida albicans in 4, Candida Parapsilosis in 3, Enterobacter cloacae in 2, Salmonella D group in 2, Ochrobactrum anthropi in 2, Neisseria meningitides in 2, Serratia marcescens in 1, Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 1, Candida glabrata in 1, Citrobacter freundii in 1, Listeria monocytogenes in 1.