Table 6.
Number of septic neonates according to the value of the Sepsis Prediction Score.
| Score | 48 h N (Neonates), (N%) |
24 h N (Neonates), (N%) |
0 h N (Neonates), (N%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retrospective, 63 BC * (+) | |||
| 0–2 | 40 (63.49%) | 35 (55.55%) | 11 (17.46%) |
| 3–4 | 15 (23.8%) | 19 (30.15%) | 23 (36.50%) |
| 5–8 | 8 (12.69%) | 9 (14.28%) | 29 (46.03%) |
| Prospective, 94 BC (+) | |||
| 0–2 | 88 (93.61%) | 86 (91.48%) | 22 (23.4%) |
| 3–4 | 6 (6.38%) | 7 (7.44%) | 58 (61.7%) |
| 5–8 | - | 1 (1.06%) | 14 (14.89%) |
| Both studies, 157 BC (+) | |||
| 0–2 | 128 (81.52%) | 121 (77.07%) | 33 (21.01%) |
| 3–4 | 21 (13.37%) | 26 (16.56%) | 81 (51.59%) |
| 5–8 | 8 (5.09%) | 10 (6.36%) | 43 (27.38%) |
* BC = Blood Culture.