Table 1 Means (95% Confidence Interval) of the Demographic Data and Clinical Characteristics of Preterm Infants Participating this Study
From: Serratia marcescens colonization in preterm neonates during their neonatal intensive care unit stay
Characteristics | Mean (95% CI) or n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Colonizated by Serratia marcescens | Not colonizated by Serratia marcescens | TOTAL | |
Infant | 18 (69%) | 8 (31%) | 26 (100%) |
Gestational age (wk) | 27.8 (26.6;28.9) | 27.4 (24.6;30.2) | 27.7 (26.6;28.7) |
Gender | |||
Male | 6 (33%) | 7 (87%) | 13 (50%) |
Female | 12 (67%) | 1 (13%) | 13 (50%) |
Birth weight (g) | 1100.56 (927;1274.1) | 1317.5 (804.5;1830.5) | 1167 (987.3;1347.3) |
Delivery mode | |||
Vaginal | 6 (33%) | 6 (75%) | 12 (46%) |
Cesarean section | 12 (67%) | 2 (25%) | 14 (54%) |
Antibiotherapy (days) | |||
No | 1 (6%) | 1 (13%) | 2 (8%) |
Yes | 17 (94%) | 7 (87%) | 24 (92%) |
<3 days | 8 (44%) | 3 (37%) | 11 (42%) |
>3 days | 9 (50%) | 4 (50%) | 13 (50%) |
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia | |||
No | 11 (61%) | 4 (50%) | 15 (58%) |
Yes | 7 (39%) | 4 (50%) | 11 (42%) |
Chorioamnionitis | |||
No | 16 (89%) | 8 (100%) | 24 (92%) |
Yes | 2 (11%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (8%) |
Sepsis | 4 (22%) | 3 (38%) | 7 (27%) |
Parenteral nutrition, n=22 (days) | 7 (5-9.5)a | 11 (5.5-12.8)a | 7.5 (5-12.8)a |
Enteral feeding tube (days) | 58 (45.7;69.9) | 61.5 (21.9;101.1) | 59 (46;72) |
Mechanical ventilation, n=16 (days) | 2 (0.8-9.5)a | 37 (35-37)a | 8.5 (1-35.5)a |
CPAP, n=21 (days) | 11 (5.3-45.8)a | 5 (1.8-22)a | 9 (5-45)a |
Oxygenotherapy, n=20 (days) | 27 (2.5-76.3)a | 41 (2-92)a | 32 (2-84)a |
NICUs (days) | 43 (27.3-66)a | 30.5 (7.8-85.8)a | 42 (18.5-77.8)a |
Hospital stay (days) | 68 (44.8-81.3)a | 39 (27-105.5)a | 64 (41-90)a |