Table 1

Causative pathogens of late-onset sepsis found in 30 UK neonatal units in the neonIN network

PathogenNumberPercentage
Gram positive2984 77
 Coagulase-negative staphylococci223375
Staphylococcus aureus 2338
Enterococcus faecalis 1846
 Group B streptococci1365
Enterococcus (other)712
Streptococcus (other)381
Micrococcus sp251
Bacillus sp241
 Diphtheroids11<1
 Beta haemolytic streptococci9<1
 Alpha haemolytic streptococci7<1
Enterococcus faecium 7<1
Streptococcus pneumoniae 3<1
Propionibacterium acnes 2<1
Listeria monocytogenes 1<1
Gram negative74819
Escherichia. coli 24132
Klebsiella spp16021
  K. pneumoiae 6641
  K. oxytoca 5534
  K. aerogenes 1811
  Klebsiella sp (undefined)2113
Enterobacter spp13618
  E. cloacae 10275
  E. aerogenes 1612
  Enterobacter sp (undefined)1813
Pseudomonas spp7310
  P. aeruginosa 6691
  P. cepacia 11
P. stutzeri 11
  Pseudomonas sp (undefined)57
Serratia spp436
  S. marcescens 3888
  S. liquefaciens 12
  Serratia sp (undefined)410
 Coliform263
Acinetobacter spp253
  A. baumanii 624
  A. anitratus 14
  A. lwoffii 14
  Acinetobacter sp (undefined)1768
Citrobacter sp132
Burkholderia sp5<1
Haemophilus sp5<1
Morganella morganii 5<1
Moraxella catarrhalis 4<1
Proteus sp3<1
Providencia stuartii 3<1
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia 3<1
Neisseria sp1<1
Pantoea 1<1
Salmonella sp1<1
Fungi1584
 Candida spp 15196
  C. albicans 10066
  C. parapsilosis 1913
  C. tropicalis 21
  C. glabrata 21
  C. guilliermondii 1<1
  C. dubliniensis 1<1
  Candida sp (undefined)2617
 Yeasts53
  Aspergillus fumigatus 1<1
  Malassezia furfur 1<1
  • Total number and percentage composition of recorded positive cultures for all recorded late-onset sepsis pathogens.