Research Article
Neonatal Septicemia in Nepal: Early-Onset versus Late-Onset
Table 2
Distribution of isolated organisms.
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Organism isolated | Frequency |
Total (%) | Early-onset (EOS) | Late-onset (LOS) |
| Gram-positive organisms | 60 | 14 | 74 (63.8) | S. aureus | 12 | 5 | 17 (14.6) | CoNS | 45 | 9 | 54 (46.6) | Enterococcus spp. | 2 | 0 | 2 (1.7) | Viridans streptococci | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.85) | Gram-negative organisms | 22 | 20 | 42 (36.2) | Acinetobacter spp. | 7 | 4 | 11 (9.5) | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 5 | 1 | 6 (5.2) | Citrobacter spp. | 1 | 1 | 2 (1.7) | E. coli | 0 | 4 | 4 (3.4) | Enterobacter spp. | 1 | 5 | 6 (5.2) | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 6 | 3 | 9 (7.7) | Burkholderia spp. | 2 | 0 | 2 (1.7) | Proteus mirabilis | 0 | 2 | 2 (1.7) |
| Total | 82 | 34 | 116 (100) |
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