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. 2020 Mar 18;46:34. doi: 10.1186/s13052-020-0799-3

Table 3.

Etiology of device-associated infections per birth weight category in surveilled neonates

CLABSI ≤750 g 751–1000 g 1001–1500 g 1501–2500 g >  2500 g Total (%)
CONS 8 4 5 4 1 22 (25.3)
Candida parapsilosis 7 3 6 2 1 19 (21.8)
Not determined 8 3 3 4 18(20.7)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2 2 1 5 (5.7)
Candida albicans 1 2 1 4 (4.6)
Escherichia coli 1 1 1 3 (3.4)
Escherichia coli ESBL+ 2 1 3 (3.4)
Klebsiella pneumoniae 2 1 3 (3.4)
Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL+ 2 1 3 (3.4)
Staphylococcus aureus 1 1 2 (2.3)
Enterococcus faecalis 2 2 (2.3)
Streptococcus sanguinis 1 1 (1.1)
Kocuria kristinae 1 1 (1.1)
Candida pelliculosa 1 1 (1.1)
Total (% within BW category) 32 (36.8) 18 (20.7) 17 (19.5) 17 (19.5) 3 (3.4) 87 (100)
VAP ≤ 750 g 751–1000 g 1001–1500 g 1501–2500 g > 2500 g Total (%)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4 1 2 7 (28)
CONS 4 1 5 (20)
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia 4 1 5 (20)
Staphylococcus aureus 1 1 2 (8)
Acinetobacter baumannii 1 1 2 (8)
Enterobacter cloacae 1 1 (4)
Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL+ 1 1 (4)
Polymicrobial (Pseudomonas aeruginosa + Candida parapsilosis) 1 1 (4)
Polymicrobial (Pseudomonas aeruginosa + Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL+) 1 1 (4)
Total (% within BW category) 15 (60) 4 (16) 1 (4) 4 (16) 1 (4) 25 (100)