Table 2.

White Blood cell Count Profile in Preterm Infants with EONS, PNA, and RDS.

WBC Count Ranges by Admission Diagnosis
Ranges (cells/ mm3)	EONS (N, %)	PNA (N, %)	RDS (N, %)
	N = 1243	N = 177	N = 1303
<5000	109 (8.8)	16 (9.0)	144 (11.1)
5000-<9100	212 (17.1)	18 (10.2)	164 (12.6)
9100-25 000	575 (46.3)	99 (55.9)	612 (47.0)
>25 000	347 (27.9)	44 (24.9)	383 (29.4)

Abbreviations: WBC = white blood cell count; EONS = early onset newborn sepsis; PNA = perinatal asphyxia; RDS = respiratory distress syndrome.