From: Neonatal sepsis in Sana’a city, Yemen: a predominance of Burkholderia cepacia
Variable | n (%) |
---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 77 (38.7) |
Male | 122 (61.3) |
Gestational age (weeks) | |
≥ 37 | 115 (57.8) |
< 37 | 84 (42.4) |
Mode of delivery | |
Cesarean section | 86 (43.2) |
Vaginal delivery | 113 (56.8) |
Place of delivery | |
Hospital | 170 (85.4) |
Home | 29 (14.6) |
Premature rupture of membrane | |
No | 139 (69.8) |
Yes > 18 h | 60 (30.2) |
Birth weight (g) | |
≥ 2500 | 90 (45.2) |
< 2500 | 109 (54.8) |
Age of neonate (h) | |
> 72 | 66 (33.2) |
≤ 72 | 133 (66.8) |
Clinical manifestations | |
Poor feeding | 120 (60.3) |
Convulsion | 17 (8.5) |
Irritability | 35 (17.5) |
Jaundice | 58 (29.1) |
Tachypnea | 135 (67.8) |
Apnea | 11 (5.5) |
Lethargy | 129 (64.8) |
Poor sucking | 102 (51.2) |
Hypothermia | 9 (4.5) |
Hyperthermia | 36 (18.0) |