Background
Methods
Study design and subjects
Diagnosis of neonatal sepsis
Questionnaire
Laboratory investigations
Statistical analysis
Ethical consideration
Results
Characteristics of the patients
Variable | n (%) |
---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 77 (38.7) |
Male | 122 (61.3) |
Gestational age (weeks) | |
≥ 37 | 115 (57.8) |
< 37 | 84 (42.4) |
Mode of delivery | |
Cesarean section | 86 (43.2) |
Vaginal delivery | 113 (56.8) |
Place of delivery | |
Hospital | 170 (85.4) |
Home | 29 (14.6) |
Premature rupture of membrane | |
No | 139 (69.8) |
Yes > 18 h | 60 (30.2) |
Birth weight (g) | |
≥ 2500 | 90 (45.2) |
< 2500 | 109 (54.8) |
Age of neonate (h) | |
> 72 | 66 (33.2) |
≤ 72 | 133 (66.8) |
Clinical manifestations | |
Poor feeding | 120 (60.3) |
Convulsion | 17 (8.5) |
Irritability | 35 (17.5) |
Jaundice | 58 (29.1) |
Tachypnea | 135 (67.8) |
Apnea | 11 (5.5) |
Lethargy | 129 (64.8) |
Poor sucking | 102 (51.2) |
Hypothermia | 9 (4.5) |
Hyperthermia | 36 (18.0) |
Culture-confirmed neonatal sepsis and its associated factors
Variable | N | Culture-confirmed neonatal sepsis | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | OR (95% CI) | p value | ||
Gender | ||||
Female | 77 | 60 (77.9) | Reference | |
Male | 122 | 94 (77) | 0.95 (0.48, 1.88) | 1.0 |
Gestational age (weeks) | ||||
≥ 37 | 115 | 89 (77.4) | Reference | |
< 37 | 84 | 65 (77.4) | 0.99 (0.51, 1.95) | 1.0 |
Mode of delivery | ||||
Cesarean section | 86 | 57 (66.3) | Reference | |
Vaginal delivery | 113 | 97 (85.8) | 3.08 (1.54, 6.16) | 0.002* |
Place of delivery | ||||
Hospital | 170 | 128(75.3) | Reference | |
Home | 29 | 26 (89.9) | 2.80 (0.81, 9.87) | 0.09 |
Premature rupture of membrane | ||||
No | 139 | 111(79.9) | Reference | |
Yes > 18 h | 60 | 43 (71.7) | 0.63 (0.31, 1.28) | 0.26 |
Birth weight (g) | ||||
≥ 2500 | 90 | 68 (75.6) | Reference | |
< 2500 | 109 | 86 (78.9) | 1.21 (0.62, 2.35) | 0.61 |
Clinical manifestations and hematological factors associated with culture-confirmed sepsis
Variable | N | Culture-confirmed neonatal sepsis | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Chi-square value | p value | ||
Clinical manifestations | ||||
Poor feeding | ||||
No | 79 | 58 (73.4) | 1.18 | 0.277 |
Yes | 120 | 96 (80.0) | ||
Convulsiona | ||||
No | 182 | 137(75.3) | 0.015 | |
Yes | 17 | 17 (100) | ||
Irritabilitya | ||||
No | 164 | 124(75.6) | 0.266 | |
Yes | 35 | 30 (85.7) | ||
Jaundice | ||||
No | 141 | 107(75.9) | 0.62 | 0.430 |
Yes | 58 | 47 (81.0) | ||
Lethargy | ||||
No | 70 | 52 (74.3) | 0.59 | 0.411 |
Yes | 129 | 102(79.1) | ||
Respiratory ratea | ||||
Normal | 53 | 40 (75.5) | 0.96 | |
Tachypnea | 135 | 105 (77.8) | ||
Apnea | 11 | 9 (81.8) | ||
Temperaturea | ||||
Normal | 154 | 115 (74.7) | 0.045 | |
Hyperthermia | 36 | 33 (91.7) | ||
Hypothermia | 9 | 6 (66.7) | ||
Hematological factors | ||||
C-reactive protein | ||||
Non-reactive < 6 ml/dl | 74 | 48 (64.9) | 11.3 | 0.001 |
Reactive | 113 | 97 (85.8) | ||
WBCa | ||||
Normal | 65 | 49 (75.4) | 0.891 | |
High | 126 | 99 (78.6) | ||
Low | 6 | 5 (83.3) | ||
Plateletsa | ||||
Normal | 124 | 91 (73.4) | 0.158 | |
High | 5 | 5 (100) | ||
Low | 68 | 57 (83.8) |
Pathogens causing neonatal sepsis
Isolated organism | Proportion of isolated pathogen n (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Early onseta sepsis (N = 100) | Late onset sepsis (N = 54) | Total (N = 154) | |
Single infection | |||
Burkholderia cepacia | 38 (38.0) | 19 (35.2) | 57 (37.0) |
Klebsiella oxytoca | 10 (10.0) | 8 (14.8) | 18 (11.6) |
Pantoea agglomerans | 7 (7.0) | 2 (3.7) | 9 (5.8) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 4 (4.0) | 2 (3.7) | 6 (3.8) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 2 (2.0) | 2 (3.7) | 4 (2.5) |
Pantoea dispersa | 3 (3.0) | 1 (1.8) | 4 (2.5) |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.3) |
Acinetobacter lwoffii | 2 (2.0) | 1 (1.8) | 3 (1.9) |
Enterobacter cloacae complex | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (0.64) |
Escherichia coli | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (1.3) |
Achromobacter denitrificans | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (0.64) |
Sphingomonas paucimobilis | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 1(0.64) |
Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 8 (8.0) | 4 (7.4) | 12 (7.8) |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 6 (6.0) | 5 (9.2) | 11 (7.1) |
Staphylococcus hominis | 4 (4.0) | 2 (3.7) | 6 (3.8) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 2 (2.0) | 1 (1.8) | 3 (1.9) |
Staphylococcus saprophyticus | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.3) |
Enterococcus faecalis | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (0.64) |
Candida albicans | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.3) |
Double infection | |||
B. cepacia and S. hominis | 2&2(2.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.3) |
B. cepacia and S. haemolyticus | 0 (0) | 1&1 (1.8) | 1 (0.64) |
K. oxytoca and Serratia marcescens | 1&1(1.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.64) |
P. agglomerans and K. oxytoca | 0 (0.0) | 1&1 (1.8) | 1 (0.64) |
K. pneumoniae and E. cloacae complex | 1&1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.64) |
A. baumannii and S. saprophyticus | 1&1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.64) |
E. cloacae complex and E. faecalis | 0 (0) | 1&1 (1.8) | 1 (0.64) |
S. haemolyticus and Streptococcus. agalactiae | 1&1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.64) |
Total number of isolated organisms | 106 | 57 | 163 |
Antibiotic susceptibility
Pathogen | Ampicillin sulbactam | Ampicillin | Amo/CA | Piperacillin/tazobactam | Cefalotin | Cefazolin | Cefuroxime | |||||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
B. cepacia | 54 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 28 | 100 | 60 | 15 | 27 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 28 | 100 |
K. oxytoca | 20 | 100 | 20 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 20 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 20 | 100 | 3 | 100 |
P. agglomerans | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 100 | 9 | 100 | 9 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 9 | 100 |
P. aeruginosa | 6 | 100 | 6 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 6 | 100 | 4 | 75 |
K. pneumoniae | 5 | 100 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 100 |
P. dispersa | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 100 | NA | NA | 4 | 75 | NA | NA |
A. baumannii | 3 | 33 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 1 | 100 |
A. lwoffii | 3 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 2 | 100 |
E. cloacae complex | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 100 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 1 | 100 |
E. coli | 2 | 50 | 2 | 100 | NA | NA | 2 | 100 | NA | NA | 2 | 100 | NA | NA |
A. denitrificans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 |
S. marcescens | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 100 | NA | NA | 1 | 100 | NA | NA |
S. paucimobilis | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | NA | NA | 1 | 100 | NA | NA | 1 | 100 | NA | NA |
Pathogen | Cefuroxime axetil | Cefoxitin | Cefpodoxime | Ceftazidime | Ceftriaxone | Cefepime | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
B. cepacia | 28 | 100 | 59 | 100 | 28 | 100 | 60 | 3.3 | 60 | 10 | 60 | 0 |
K. oxytoca | 3 | 100 | 20 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 20 | 100 | 20 | 100 | 20 | 100 |
P. agglomerans | 9 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 9 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 10 | 100 |
P.aeruginosa | 4 | 100 | 6 | 100 | 4 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 6 | 0 |
K. pneumoniae | 1 | 100 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 100 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 100 |
P. dispersa | NA | NA | 4 | 75 | NA | NA | 4 | 75 | 4 | 75 | 4 | 75 |
A. baumannii | 1 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 33 |
A. lwoffii | 2 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
E. cloacae complex | 1 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 33 |
E. coli | NA | NA | 2 | 50 | NA | NA | 2 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 100 |
A. denitrificans | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
S. marcescens | NA | NA | 1 | 0 | NA | NA | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 |
S. paucimobilis | NA | NA | 1 | 100 | NA | NA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
Pathogen | Gentamicin | Tobramycin | Ciprofloxacin | Levofloxacin | Tetracycline | FT | SXT | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | %) | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
B. cepacia | 59 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 60 | 98 | 60 | 80 | 28 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 60 | 5 |
K. oxytoca | 20 | 0 | 20 | 100 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
P. agglomerans | 10 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 100 | 10 | 0 |
P. aeruginosa | 6 | 66 | 6 | 66 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 100 | 6 | 100 | 6 | 66 |
K. pneumoniae | 5 | 20 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 40 |
P. dispersa | 4 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 0 | NA | NA | 4 | 75 | 3 | 33 |
A. baumannii | 3 | 66 | 3 | 66 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 100 |
A. lwoffii | 3 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 2 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 66 |
E. cloacae complex | 3 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 33 |
E. coli | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 50 | NA | NA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
A. denitrificans | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
S. marcescens | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NA | NA | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
S. paucimobilis | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | NA | NA | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
Pathogen | Imipenem | Ertapenem | Meropenem | Amikacin | ESBL | Carbapenemase | ||||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
B. cepacia | 7 | 100 | NA | NA | 53 | 13 | 53 | 100 | – | – | NA | NA |
K. oxytoca | 1 | 100 | 20 | 100 | 20 | 100 | 20 | 65 | 20 | 100 | 20 | 100 |
P. agglomerans | 7 | 100 | 8 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 10 | 100 |
P. aeruginosa | 2 | 100 | NA | NA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 66 | – | – | – | |
K. pneumoniae | NA | NA | 5 | 80 | 5 | 80 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 80 |
P. dispersa | NA | NA | 4 | 50 | 4 | 50 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 75 | 4 | 50 |
A. baumannii | 1 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 100 | NA | NA |
A. lwoffii | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 100 | 3 | 100 | – | – | – | |
E. cloacae complex | NA | NA | 3 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 1 | Pos |
E. coli | NA | NA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | – | – |
A. denitrificans | 1 | 0 | NA | NA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | Pos | – | – |
S. marcescens | NA | NA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Pos | – | – |
S. paucimobilis | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | – | Pos | Pos |
Pathogen | Cefoxitin screen, positivity | Benzylpenicillin | Ampicillin | Oxacillin | Gentamicin high level | Streptomycin high level | Gentamicin | Ciprofloxacin | Levofloxacin | Moxifloxacin | Inducible clindamycin resistance | |||||||||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
S. haemolyticus | 10 | 100 | NA | NA | 4 | 100 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 85 | 10 | 90 | 10 | 90 | 10 | 50 | 10 | 20 |
S. epidermidis | 11 | 63 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 9.0 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 27.3 |
S. hominis | 8 | 87.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 37.5 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 50 |
S. aureus | 3 | 66.6 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 66.6 | 3 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
E. faecalis | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
S. saprophyticus | 3 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 66.6 |
S. agalactiae | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | S | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Erythromycin | Clindamycin | Quinupristin/dalfopristin | Linezolid | vancomycin | Tetracycline | Tigecycline | Nitrofurantoin | Rifampicin | Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | |||||||||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
S. haemolyticus | 14 | 92.8 | 14 | 28.5 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28.5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 43 |
S. epidermidis | 11 | 36.3 | 11 | 36.3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 36.3 | 11 | 45.4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 54.5 |
S. hominis | 8 | 75 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 37.5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 8 | 12.5 | 8 | 25 |
S. aureus | 3 | 66 | 3 | 66.6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33.6 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
E. faecalis | 2 | 100 | NA | NA | 2 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
S. saprophyticus | 3 | 100 | 3 | 66.6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 66.6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
S. agalactiae | NA | NA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |