Table 4 Etiology of device-associated infections per birth weight category in surveilled neonates

Candida parapsilosis

3

1

2

0

0

6 (50)

Escherichia coli

0

0

0

2

1

3 (25)

Candida albicans

1

0

0

0

1

2(16.7)

CONS

0

1

0

0

0

1 (8.3)

Total (% within BW category)

4 (33.3)

2 (16.7)

2 (16.7)

2 (16.7)

2 (16.7)

12 (100)

Central catheter associated bloodstream infection

≤750 g

751-1000 g

1001-1500 g

1501-2500 g

>2500 g

Total (%)

Candida parapsilosis

3

4

5

2

3

17 (35.4)

Candida albicans

1

3

0

2

1

7 (14.6)

Escherichia coli

0

4

0

0

0

4 (8.3)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

3

1

0

0

0

4 (8.3)

Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL+

0

0

1

2

0

3 (6.3)

Serratia marcescens

2

1

0

0

0

3 (6.3)

CONS

0

0

2

0

0

2 (4.2)

Candida glabrata

0

0

1

0

0

1 (2.1)

Enterobacter spp.

0

1

0

0

0

1 (2.1)

Enterococcus faecalis

0

0

1

0

0

1 (2.1)

Not determined

0

0

1

0

0

1 (2.1)

polimicrobial (Candida albicans + Pseudomonas aeruginosa)

1

0

0

0

0

1 (2.1)

Rothia mucillaginosa

0

0

0

0

1

1 (2.1)

Staphylococcus aureus

0

0

0

1

0

1 (2.1)

Streptococcus spp.

1

0

0

0

0

1 (2.1)

Total (% within BW category)

11 (22.9)

14 (29.2)

11 (22.9)

7 (14.6)

5 (10.4)

48 (100)

VAP

≤750 g

751-1000 g

1001-1500 g

1501-2500 g

>2500 g

Total (%)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

5

7

0

1

2

15 (41.7)

Acinetobacter baumannii

2

1

1

0

0

4 (11.1)

CONS

0

2

1

0

1

4 (11.1)

Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL+

1

2

1

0

0

4 (11.1)

Candida albicans

1

1

0

0

0

2 (5.6)

Escherichia coli

1

1

0

0

0

2 (5.6)

Not determined

1

0

0

1

0

2 (5.6)

Polimicrobial (K. pneumoniae ESBL+ + P. aeruginosa)

0

0

0

1

0

1 (2.8)

Staphylococcus aureus

0

1

0

0

0

1 (2.8)

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

0

1

0

0

0

1 (2.8)

Total (% within BW category)

11 (30.6)

16 (44.4)

3 (8.3)

3 (8.3)

3 (8.3)

36 (100)