Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of neonates
From: Neonatal blood stream infections in tertiary referral hospitals in Kurdistan, Iran
Variable | BSI** | Non-BSI | P Value | Odds Ratio (CI***) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Birth weight | 0.001 | 4.55 (1.95-10.64) | ||
≥2000 g | 21 (4.9) | 404 (95.1) | ||
<2000 g | 9 (19.1) | 38 (80.9) | ||
Ventilator | 0.49* | |||
NO | 8 (7.8) | 95 (92.2) | ||
YES | 22 (6) | 347 (94) | ||
Previous antibiotic use | 0.01 | 2.65 (1.21-5.79) | ||
NO | 10 (3.8) | 252 (96.2) | ||
YES | 20 (9.5) | 190 (90.5) | ||
Clinical Sign of Sepsis | 0.49* | |||
NO | 1 (2.6) | 38 (97.4) | ||
YES | 29 (6.7) | 404 (93.3) | ||
Underlying disease | 0.7* | |||
NO | ||||
YES | 29 (6.6) | 409 (93.4) | ||
1 (2.9) | 33 (97.1) | |||
Age group | 0.001 | 0.22 (0.1-0.5) | ||
≤7 days | 11(17.7) | 51 (82.3) | ||
>7 days | 19 (4.6) | 391 (95.4) |