Skip to main content

Table 2 Performance of CRP in the neonate with positive blood culture

From: The usefulness of C-reactive protein as a biomarker in predicting neonatal sepsis in a sub-Saharan African region

Isolated pathogen

CRP results

Total

Negative

Positive

Acinetobacter spp.

0 (0.0)

3 (100)

3 (4.3)

Citrobacter spp.

0 (0.0)

2 (100)

2 (2.9)

CoNS

0 (0.0)

8 (100)

8 (11.6)

Escherichia coli

1 (11.1)

8 (88.9)

9 (13.1)

Enterobacter spp.

0 (0.0)

2 (100)

2 (2.9)

Enterococcus spp.

0 (0.0)

3 (100)

3 (4.3)

Klebsiella spp.

1 (16.7)

5 (83.3)

6 (8.7)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

0 (0.0)

6 (100)

6 (8.7)

Streptococcus agalactiae

0 (0.0)

8 (100)

8 (11.6)

Staphylococcus aureus

1 (5.0)

19 (85.0)

20 (29.0)

Streptococcus pneumoniae

0 (0.0)

2 (100)

2 (2.9)

Total

3 (4.3)

66 (95.7)

69 (100)