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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2017 Jun 2;34(14):1389–1395. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1603655

Table 3. Between-group comparisons for sepsis and NEC.

Colostrum group Frequency/% N=17 Sterile water group Frequency/% N = 13 p Value
Suspected sepsis 0.58
 None 7 (41) 6 (46)
 One episode 6 (35) 5 (39)
 Two or more episodes 4 (24) 2 (15)
Culture-positive sepsis 0.37
 None 12 (71) 10 (77)
 One episode 4 (23) 3 (23)
 Two episodes 1 (6) 0
NEC (stage 2 or 3) 0.87
 No 14 (82) 11 (85)
 Yes 3 (18) 2 (15)

Abbreviation: NEC, necrotizing enterocolitis stage 2 or greater.