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Table 1 Distribution of organisms in this study as per infections

From: Re-exploring the value of surveillance cultures in predicting pathogens of late onset neonatal sepsis in a tertiary care hospital in southern Sri Lanka

Infection type

Number of cases

Organism (%)

Septicemia

6

Coliform (100%)

Shunt infection

1

Coliform (100%)

Nectrotizing enterocolitis

2

Coliform (100%)

Ventilator associated pneumonia

2

Coliform (100%)

Meningitis

3

Coliform (66.6%) Streptococcus pneumoniae (33.3%)

Congenital pneumonia

1

Enterococcus (100%)

Nosocomial pneumonia

2

Acinetobacter (50%) CoNS (50%)