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. 2016 Jun 14;6(3):227–230. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piw032

Table 1.

Number and Rate of Diagnosed GNB Infections According to Birth Weight Category

Birth Weight Category No. of Infants Diagnosed With GNB Infection/ No. of Infants Enrolled (%) No. of Diagnosed GNB Infections/Patient-Days Rate of Diagnosed GNB Infection/1000 Patient-Days
≥2500 g 56/2760 (2.0) 60/48 446 1.238
1500–2499 g 28/2192 (1.3) 37/46 071 0.803
1000–1499 g 26/685 (3.8) 28/28 801 0.972
<1000 g 78/539 (14.5) 89/41 473 2.146
Total 188/6184 (3.0) 214/164 881 1.298

Abbreviation: GNB, gram-negative bacilli.