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Table 1 Distribution of organisms responsible for late-onset sepsis

From: Prevention and treatment of neonatal nosocomial infections

Organism

VLBW infants NICHD NRN 1991–19931

VLBW infants NICHD NRN 1998–20002

VLBW infants NICHD NRN 2002–20083

Incidence of LOS

25

21

25

Gram-positive

   

Staphylococcus coagulase-negative

55

48

53

Staphylococcus aureus

9

8

11

Enterococcus/Group D strep

5

3

4

Group B streptococcus

2

2

2

Other

2

9

7

Gram-negative

   

Enterobacter

4

3

3

Escherichia coli

4

5

5

Klebsiella

4

4

4

Pseudomonas

2

3

2

Other

4

1

2

Fungi

   

Candida albicans

5

6

5

Candida parapsilosis

2

4

2

Other

2

2

1

  1. Numbers are expressed in percentages
  2. Abbreviations NICHD NRN National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network, VLBW Very low birth weight, birth weight ≤1500 g