Neonatal Sepsis in a Resource-Limited Setting: Causative Microorganisms and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile

Table 1

Bacteria isolated from blood cultures of neonates with sepsis (n = 528) at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital.

Isolate	Early-onset sepsis	Late-onset sepsis	Total (%)
	Frequency	Frequency
Gram-positive
Staphylococcus epidermidis	275	42	(317) 60.0%
Staphylococcus haemolyticus	26	11	(37) 7.0%
Staphylococcus aureus	5	16	(21) 4.0%
Enterococcus spp.	5	0	(5) 0.9%
Gram-negative
Klebsiella spp.	33	40	(73) 13.6%
Escherichia coli	4	17	(21) 4.0%
Enterobacter spp.	2	13	(15) 2.9%
Pseudomonas spp.	5	23	(28) 5.4%
Serratia spp.	1	3	(4) 0.8%
Pasteurella spp.	1	3	(4) 0.8%
Acinetobacter	0	3	(3) 0.6%
Total	357	171	(528) 100%