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Table 3 Frequencies of EOS based on the characteristics of 2,509 neonates admitted within 3 days of life

From: Early-onset neonatal sepsis and antibiotic use in Indonesia: a descriptive, cross-sectional study

Characteristicsa

Total admitted neonates

EOS

% (95% CI)

Culture proven (n = 83)

Culture negative (n = 112)

Absence of culture facility (n = 47)

Total (n = 242)

Admission type (n = 2,506)

 Inborn

2,298

64

95

43

202

8.8 (7.6–10.1)

 Outborn

208

19

17

4

40

19.2 (13.7–26.2)

Gender (n = 2,497)

 Female

1,176

35

49

16

100

8.5 (6.9–10.3)

 Male

1,321

48

63

31

142

10.7 (9.1–12.7)

GA at birth, weeks (n = 2,380)

 > 41

24

0

0

1

1

4.2 (0.1–23.2)

 > 37—< 41

1,515

19

28

26

73

4.8 (3.8–6.1)

 > 32—< 37

639

38

47

10

95

14.9 (12.0–18.2)

 < 32

202

20

32

7

59

29.2 (22.2–37.7)

Birth weight, grams (n = 2,470)

 > 2,500

1,399

17

26

19

62

4.4 (3.4–5.7)

 1,500 – 2,499

813

38

41

19

98

12.1 (9.8–14.7)

 1,000 – 1,499

200

22

31

5

58

29.0 (22.0–37.5)

 < 1,000

58

5

14

3

22

37.9 (23.8–57.4)

Birth asphyxia APGAR at 5 min (n = 2,398)

 > 7

2,134

64

74

31

169

7.9 (6.8–9.2)

 < 7

264

16

31

13

60

22.7 (17.3–29.3)

Maternal PROM, hours (n = 315)

 < 12

60

1

0

1

2

3.3 (0.4–12.0)

 12—23

142

0

1

3

4

2.8 (0.8–7.2)

 > 24

113

0

3

2

5

4.4 (1.4–10.3)

Maternal PPROM, hours (n = 165)

 < 12

39

1

9

0

10

25.6 (12.3–47.2)

 12—23

32

1

2

2

5

15.6 (5.1–36.5)

 > 24

94

0

11

2

13

13.8 (7.4–23.6)

  1. Abbreviation: APGAR appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration, GA gestational age, PPROM preterm premature rupture of membranes, PROM premature rupture of membrane
  2. aPercentage for each characteristic was calculated from study population (mothers or neonates as specified) after excluding cases with missing data or where the variable was coded as ‘unknown’