Epidemiology of Neonatal Sepsis and Implicated Pathogens: A Study from Egypt

Table 2

Maternal and neonatal data of the 304 neonates investigated for sepsis at Mansoura hospitals.

Characteristics	Total () number (%)
(I) Maternal data
Gestational age
≤33 weeks (preterm)	108 (35.5)
34–36 weeks (late preterm)	71 (23.4)
≥37 weeks (term)	125 (41.1)
Place of delivery
Hospital	230 (75.7)
Clinic	66 (21.7)
Home	8 (2.6)
Mode of delivery
Vaginal	92 (30.3)
Caesarean section	212 (69.7)
(II) Neonatal data
Weight at birth
≤1000 g (VLBW)	21 (6.9)
1001–1500 g (VLBW)	60 (19.7)
1501–2500 g (LBW)	131 (43.1)
>2500 g	92 (30.3)

VLBW: very low birth weight, LBW: low birth weight.