Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of the study group (n = 91)

		Early onset sepsis
	Controls (n = 20)	Blood culture negative (n = 65)	Blood culture positive (n = 6)	P value
Pregnancy, n (%)
Complications*	3 (15)	16 (25)	1 (17)	0.63
Chorioamnionitis†	0	18 (28)	0
Mode of delivery, n (%)
Vaginal	12 (60)	46 (75)	4 (67)	0.54
Caesarean	8 (40)	19 (25)	2 (33)
Sex, n (%)
Male	9 (45)	29 (45)	5 (83)	0.19
Female	11 (55)	36 (55)	1 (17)
Ethnicity, n (%)
Maroon and Creole	12 (60)	44 (68)	4 (67)
Hindo-Surinamese	3 (15)	14 (21)	1 (17)	0.61
Other‡	5 (25)	7 (11)	1 (17)
Gestational age, n (%) (weeks)
34–37	1 (5)	22 (34)	0
37–40	14 (70)	30 (46)	4 (67)	0.06
≥40	5 (25)	13 (20)	2 (33)
Apgar score, n (%)
<5	0	5 (8)	2 (33)	0.03
Birth weight, median (IQR) (g)	3,130 (700)	2,840 (835)	3,500 (906)	0.02
Age at presentation, n (%) (h)
<24	4 (20)	43 (66)	2 (33)
24–48	7 (35)	13 (20)	1 (17)	<0.01
48–72	9 (45)	9 (14)	3 (50)
Clinical course (at 48–72 h), n (%)
CPAP	0	9 (14)	0
Mechanical ventilation	0	7 (11)	2 (33)
Cardiotonics	0	5 (8)	1 (17)	<0.001
Mortality	0	3 (5)	2 (33)

^*Presence of pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, or diabetes mellitus.

^†Defined as intrapartum fever or administration of antibiotics.

^‡Includes: Javanese, Chinese, Caucasian, and Amerindian.

CPAP indicates continuous positive airway pressure; IQR, interquartile range; N/A, not applicable.