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Hospitalization causes and perirectal swab results.
| Definite Diagnosis | Rectal Swab | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive n (%) |
Negative n (%) |
p < 0.05 | |
| Respiratory distress | 5 (13.9) | 26 (29.2) | 0.391 |
| Metabolic causes | 7 (19.4) | 16 (18.0) | |
| Surgical causes | 9 (25) | 14 (15.7) | |
| Asphyxia/Neonatal convulsion | 7 (19.4) | 14 (15.7) | |
| Sepsis | 6 (16.7) | 10 (11.2) | |
| Hematological/oncological causes | 2 (5.6) | 9 (10.1) | |
