Early-onset Disease (n = 49) | Late-onset Disease (n = 21) | Total (n = 70) | |
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Sex (female/male) | 16/33 | 12/9 | 28/42 |
Preterm (gestational age < 37 weeks) | 7 (14.3%) | 4 (19.0%) | 11 (15.7%) |
Low birth weight (<2500 g) | 5 (10.2%) | 4 (19.0%) | 9 (12.9%) |
Bacterial isolation site | |||
Blood alone | 46 (93.9%) | 16 (76.2%) | 62 (88.6%) |
CSF+blooda | 2 (4.1%) | 0 | 2 (2.9%) |
CSF alone | 1 (2.0%) | 5 (23.8%)b | 6 (8.6%) |
Incidence (per 1000 live births,95%CI) | 0.39 (0.29–0.51) | 0.16 (0.11–0.25) | 0.55 (0.44–0.69) |
Clinical outcomes | |||
Died | 4 (8.2%) | 1 (4.8%) | 5 (7.1%) |
Survived with sequelae | 2 (4.1%) | 3 (14.3%) | 5 (7.1%) |