Table 2 Associated factors for neonatal SA sepsis present at the time of positive blood culture.
From: Neonatal Staphylococcus Aureus Sepsis: a 20-year Western Australian experience
Associated Risk Factors | EOS (N = 6) (%) | LOS (N = 56) (%) | GA < 32 weeks (N = 47) (%) | GA ≥ 32 weeks (N = 15) (%) | MSSA (N = 46) (%) | MRSA (N = 16) (%) | Total, N (% of total cohort, N = 62) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preterm birth < 37 weeks | 3 (50%) | 53 (95%) | 40 (87%) | 16 (100%) | 56 (90%) | ||
Very preterm (28–32 weeks) | 0 (0%) | 15 (27%) | 9 (20%) | 6 (38%) | 15 (24%) | ||
Extremely preterm (<28 weeks) | 1 (1%) | 31 (55%) | 23 (50%) | 9 (56%) | 32 (52%) | ||
Very low birth weight (<1500 g) | 1 (1%) | 44 (79%) | 44 (94%) | 1 (7%) | 31 (67%) | 14 (88%) | 45 (73%) |
Proven colonised with SA prior to blood culturea | 2 (2%) | 15 (27%) | 16 (34%) | 1 (7%) | 12 (26%) | 5 (31%) | 17 (27%) |
Central lines in situb | 2 (33%) | 14 (25%) | 12 (26%) | 4 (27%) | 12 (26%) | 4 (25%) | 16 (26%) |
- UAC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- UVC | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
- PICC | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
IV cannula in situb | 1 (1%) | 33 (59%) | 29 (62%) | 5 (33%) | 23 (50%) | 11 (69%) | 34 (55%) |
ETT in situb | 0 (0%) | 19 (34%) | 19 (40%) | 0 (0%) | 14 (30%) | 5 (31%) | 19 (31%) |
TPN in situb | 0 (0%) | 37 (66%) | 33 (70%) | 4 (27%) | 25 (54%) | 12 (75%) | 37 (60%) |
Surgical procedures prior to sepsis | 0 (0%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (6%) | 2 (3%) |
