Table 4.
Comparison of antibiotic use (A) and “rule out sepsis” evaluations (B) as per SCO vs. recommendations of the NSC in the study population. Differences between proportions were analyzed using McNemar's test.
| NSC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No antibiotics | Antibiotics | Total (% of study cohort) | ||
| (A) Comparison of antibiotic use | ||||
| SCO | No antibiotics | 3,254 | 126 | 3,380 (98.1) |
| Antibiotics | 5 | 60 | 65 (1.9) | |
| Total (% of study cohort) | 3,259 (94.6) | 186 (5.4) | 3,445 (100.0) | |
| NSC | ||||
| No test | Rule out sepsis | Total (% of study cohort) | ||
| (B) Comparison of “rule out sepsis” evaluations | ||||
| SCO | Not evaluated | 3,231 | 76 | 3,307 (96.0) |
| Rule out sepsis | 20 | 118 | 138 (4.0) | |
| Total (% of study cohort) | 3,251 (94.4) | 194 (5.6) | 3,445 (100.0) | |
NSC, neonatal sepsis calculator; SCO, serial clinical observation.