Table 3.
Etiology of early- and late-onset bacteremia.
| Early-onset bacteremia (n = 9) | Late-onset bacteremia (n = 51) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gram (+) cocci (n, %) | 7 (77.8%) | 33 (64.7%) | 0.683 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | 8 | |
| Streptococcus epidermidis | 2 | 6 | |
| Other CoNS | 1 | 12 | |
| Enterococcus spp. | 1 | 6 | |
| Corynebacterium spp. | 0 | 1 | |
| Gram (-) bacilli (n %) | 2 (22.2%) | 16 (31.4%) | |
| Acinetobacter spp. | 1 | 9 | |
| Enterobacter spp. | 0 | 1 | |
| Escherichia coli | 1 | 1 | |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 0 | 3 | |
| Serratia spp. | 0 | 1 | |
| Stenotrophomonas spp. | 0 | 1 | |
| Candida spp. (n, %) | 0 | 2 (3.9%) | |
| The number of multidrug-resistant organisms (n, %) | 3 (33.3%) | 40 (78.4%) | ∗ 0.018 |
CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; spp., species.