Table 2.
Outcome of neonates with bacteriologic sepsis
| Variable | Outcome | OR | 95% CI | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Died | Discharged | |||||
| Age (days) | ||||||
| <3 | 8 (12.1) | 58 (87.9) | 1.04 | 0.45-5.1 | 0.003 | 0.96 |
| >3 | 4 (11.8) | 30 (88.2) | ||||
| Birth weight (g) | ||||||
| >2500 | 4 (5.6) | 68 (94.4) | 0.15 | 0.04-0.6 | 10.11 | 0.004 |
| <2500 | 8 (28.6) | 20 (71.4) | ||||
| Birth status | ||||||
| Preterm | 8 (21.1) | 30 (78.9) | 3.87 | 1.1-13.9 | 4.76 | 0.036 |
| Term | 4 (6.5) | 58 (93.5) | ||||
| PROM | ||||||
| Present | 6 (46.2) | 13 (53.8) | 5.77 | 1.6-20.7 | 8.52 | 0.007 |
| Absent | 6 (10.5) | 75 (89.5) | ||||
| Parity | ||||||
| <3 | 8 (10.5) | 68 (89.5) | 0.62 | 0.17-2.3 | 0.99 | 0.32 |
| >3 | 4 (16.7) | 20 (83.3) | ||||
| Delivery | ||||||
| BUTH | 8 (42.1) | 13 (57.9) | 5.85 | 1.6-20.9 | 2.71 | 0.007 |
| Sepsis | ||||||
| Outside BUTH | 4 (5.1) | 75 (74.9) | 0.35 | 0.08-1.5 | 1.41 | 0.16 |
| Early onset | 9 (53) | 8 (47) | ||||
| Late onset | 13 (76) | 4 (34) | ||||
OR=Odds ratio, CI=Confidence interval, PROM=Premature rupture of membranes, BUTH=Babcock University Teaching Hospital