TABLE 1.
Characteristics of patients with S. epidermidis isolates according to their hospitals of origin
| Patient characteristic | Value |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| STJ (n = 79) | MCH (n = 40) | ||
| Female [n (%)] | 38 (48.1) | 15 (35.4) | 0.27 |
| Gestational age (wk) [mean (range)] | 27.5 (23.1–39.4) | 30.9 (23.9–39.4) | 0.0014 |
| Average age at sepsis onset (days) [mean (range)] | 20.6 (2–97) | 72.5 (4–217) | <0.0001 |
| Birth wt (g) category [no. (%)] | 0.007 | ||
| ≤750 | 33 (41.8) | 13 (32.5) | |
| 751–1,000 | 25 (31.6) | 6 (15) | |
| 1,001–1,500 | 12 (15.2) | 5 (12.5) | |
| 1,501–2,500 | 5 (6.3) | 8 (20) | |
| >2,500 | 4 (5.1) | 8 (20) | |
| Avg length of stay (days) [mean (range)] | 87.5 (0–257) | 79.6 (8–386) | 0.27 |
| 28-day mortality [n (%)] | 16 (20.2) | 1 (2.5) | 0.011 |