Research Article

Pattern of Blood Stream Infections within Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt

Table 2

Characteristics of the infected neonates ( = 90) within 6-month period.

CharacteristicsNumber (%)

Gender
 Male 59 (65.6%)
 Female 31 (34.4%)
Birth weight
 <1000 gm.49 (54.4%)
 1000 gm–<1500 gm30 (33.3%)
 1500–2500 gm11 (12.3%)
 >2500 gm0 (0)
Discharge status
 Alive 55 (61.1%)
 Died35 (38.9%)