Most common pathogens
| EOS (N=124) | LOS (N=416) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogens | n | % | n | % |
| GBS | 65 | 50 | 33 | 8 |
| Escherichia coli | 23 | 18 | 56 | 13 |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 7 | 6 | 0 | |
| Streptococci* | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) | 6 | 5 | 67 | 16 |
| Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bacillus sp. | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Enterococcus | 3 | 2 | 67 | 16 |
| Enterobacteriaceae† | 2 | 2 | 87 | 21 |
| Candida sp. | 1 | 1 | 36 | 9 |
| Acinetobacter | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| Pseudomonas | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 |
| Other‡ | 3 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
↵* Streptococci causing EOS: S viridans (2), S pneumoniae (2), α-haemolytic (2), S mitis (1), other Streptococcus sp. (1); Streptococci causing LOS: S viridans (2), S mitis (1), α-haemolytic (1), other Streptococcus sp. (1), S sanguis (1), S bovis (1), S salivarius (2).
↵† Enterobacteriaceae causing EOS: Serratia (1), Morganella (1); Enterobacteriaceae causing LOS: Klebsiella (37), Enterobacter (36), Serratia (7), Morganella (3), coliform (3), Citrobacter (1).
↵‡ Other organisms causing EOS: Micrococcus (1), diphtheroids (1), Neisseria sp. (1); other organisms causing LOS: diphtheroids (4), Proteus (2), Micrococcus (3), Stenotrophomonas (2), Staphylococcus sp. (4), Burkolderia cepacia (1).
EOS, early onset sepsis; GBS, group B Streptococcus; LOS, late onset sepsis; MRSA, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.