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Table 1 Trend in leading pathogens over the three study periods (2014, 2016, 2018)

From: Neonatal sepsis in a tertiary unit in South Africa

Year

Rank

Organisms

Percentage

2014

1

CoNS

53.0

2

K. pneumoniae

14.4

3

A. baumannii

9.0

4

Enterococcus species

9.0

2016

1

CoNS

51.4

2

K. pneumoniae

16.7

3

Enterococcus species

7.6

4

A. baumannii

6.7

2018

1

CoNS

55.2

2

Enterococcus species

11.5

3

K. pneumoniae

9.9

4

A. baumannii

5.1