| Baby item | Nosocomial infection (n = 14) | Neonatal sepsis (n = 13) | Control group (n = 14) |
| Weight range (kg) | 1.75 - 2.8 | 2.9 - 3.4 | 2.9 - 3.5 |
| Temperature range (˚C) | 36 - 39 | 36 - 39 | 36.5 - 37.5 |
| Gestational age (week) | 32 - 35 | 33 - 36 | 38 |
| Skin color | pink | cyanotic | normal |
| Male | 8 (19.5) | 7 (17.1) | 9 (22) |
| Female | 6 (14.6) | 6 (14.6) | 5 (12.2) |
| Baby activity | active | hypoactive | active |
| Nasogastric tube | + | + | - |
| Lung collapse | 9 (22) | 5 (12.2) | 0 |
| Cardiomegaly | 3 (7.3) | 1 (2.44) | 0 |
| Hepatomegaly | 6 (14.6) | 6 (14.6) | 0 |
| Heart beat | 65 - 146 | 48 - 65 | 60 - 82 |
| Jaundice | 8 (19.5) | 10 (24.4) | 13 (31.7) |
| Blood culture | + | + | - |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 00 | 13 (31.7) | 0 |
| E. coli | 6 (14.63) | 00 | 0 |
| Klebsiella spp. | 8 (19.5) | 00 |
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