The Analysis of Etiology and Risk Factors for 192 Cases of Neonatal Sepsis

Table 2

The distribution and constituent ratio of pathogens in the 84 newborns with bacterial positive blood test .

Pathogens	Number of cases	Constituent ratio (%)
Gram-positive bacteria	50	59.5
Staphylococcus aureus	16	19.0
Streptococcus agalactiae	12	14.2
Staphylococcus haemolyticus	6	7.1
Staphylococcus epidermidis	4	4.8
Streptococcus bovis type II	4	4.8
Staphylococcus saprophyticus	2	2.4
Streptococcus pneumoniae	2	2.4
Other Streptococcus species	2	2.4
Enterococcus faecium	2	2.4
Gram-negative bacteria	34	40.5
Escherichia coli	24	28.6
Salmonella Dublin	4	4.8
Serratia marcescens	6	7.1