Table 3 Maternal and Infant Characteristics of GIFA-positive NEC cases.

Cases	GIFA Pathogen	Blood cultures	GA (weeks)	BW (g)	DOL at diagnosis	PCA (weeks)	NEC Stage/Tissue	Feeding	Sequelae d/t NEC	Maternal parity	Mode of delivery	Chorioamnionitis
1	C. difficile	No growth	31	1755	10	33	IIIb/Colon^a	formula	none	G2P2	Vaginal	N
2	C. difficile	unknown	32	1513	10	34	IIIb/Cecum^a	EBM	SBS	G2P2	C/section	N
3	EAEC	No growth	31	1204	21	34	IIIb/Cecum^a	formula	death	G3P3	C/section	N
4	EAEC	CONS	25	715	23	28	IIIb/Cecum^a	formula	none	G3P3	Vaginal	Y
5	EAEC	E.coli	34	2597	5	34	IIIb/SI^b	EBM	death	G5P5	Vaginal	N
6	G. lamblia	No growth	30	1145	9	31	IIIb/SI^b	EBM	death	G2P2	C/section	N

CONS coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, C. difficile clostridioides difficile, EAEC enteroaggregative E.coli, E.coli Escherichia coli, G. lamblia Giardia lamblia, GA gestational age, BW birth weight, DOL day of life, PCA post-conceptual age, SI small intestine, EBM expressed breastmilk, SBS short bowel syndrome, BPD bronchopulmonary dysplasia, C/section Caesarean section
^aSurgical specimen
^bAutopsy specimen

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