Table 3 Distribution of bacteria across early-onset and late-onset sepsis at neonatal intensive care unit of Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopia, March 2021–November 2021 (N = 143).
From: Bacterial etiology and risk factors among newborns suspected of sepsis at Hawassa, Ethiopia
Bacterial isolates | Types of sepsis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Early-onset n (%) | Late-onset n (%) | Total n (%) | |
Klebsiella species* (n = 61) | 36 (47.4) | 25 (43.7) | 61 (42.7) |
Enterococcus species (n = 26) | 3 (3.9) | 19 (28.4) | 22 (15.4) |
Acinetobacter species (n = 16) | 10 (13.2) | 6 (9) | 16 (11.2) |
Pseudomonas species (n = 11) | 5 (6.6) | 6 (9) | 11 (7.7) |
Staphylococcus aureus (n = 9) | 3 (3.9) | 6 (9) | 9 (6.2) |
Escherichia coli (n = 7) | 4 (5.3) | 3 (4.5) | 7 (4.9) |
Enterobacter aggoelmerans (6) | 6 (7.9) | – | 6 (4.2) |
Enterobacter species (4) | 2 (2.6) | 2 (3) | 4 (2.8) |
Seratia marcencences (2) | 2 (2.6) | – | 2 (1.4) |
Citrobacter species (n = 1) | 1 (1.3) | – | 1 (0.7) |
Total (n = 143) | 76 (100) | 67 (100) | 143 (100) |
