Clinical and Bacteriological Profile of Neonatal Sepsis: A Prospective Hospital-Based Study

Table 1

Description of baseline neonatal characteristics between clinical sepsis and culture-positive sepsis.

Variables	Clinical sepsis ()		Culture-positive sepsis ()		value
		%		%
Sex
Male	184	57.3	23	52.3	0.526
Female	137	42.7	21	47.7
Onset of sepsis
EOS	238	74.1	24	54.5	0.007
LOS	83	25.9	20	45.5
Place of delivery
Inborn	283	88.2	38	86.4	0.731
Out born	38	11.8	6	13.6
Birth weight
kg	87	27.1	26	59.1	<0.001
kg	234	72.9	18	40.9
Gestational age
Preterm	71	21.1	23	52.2	<0.001
Term	250	77.9	21	47.7
Mode of delivery
NVD	219	68.2	20	45.5	0.011
Assisted	10	3.1	2	4.5
LSCS	92	28.7	22	50
APGAR score 1 min
	55	17.1	14	31.8	0.019
	266	82.9	30	68.2
APGAR score 5 min
	19	5.9	6	13.6	0.057
	302	94.1	38	86.4
Mechanical ventilation
No	268	83.5	29	65.9	0.005
Yes	53	16.5	15	34.1
Parental nutrition
No	284	88.5	33	75	0.013
Yes	37	11.5	11	25