TABLE 3.
Blood Culture Results for 725 Infants Receiving Antibiotics
| No. (N = 725) | % | |
|---|---|---|
| No culture obtained | 93 | 13 |
| Culture obtained, no organism identified | 540 | 74 |
| Organism identified | 92 | 13 |
| Known nonresistant organism | 45 | 49a |
| Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 20 | 22a |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | 3a |
| Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus | 0 | 0a |
| Gram-negative bacilli resistant to third-generation cephalosporin | 5 | 5a |
| Fungal pathogen | 12 | 13a |
| Other | 18 | 20a |
a
Percentage calculated among those with an identified organism.