| Clinical symptoms | Number of neonates | Number of neonates with septicaemia |
| Fever | 96 | 39 (40.6) |
| Poor feeding | 70 | 33 (47.1) |
| Excessive cry | 36 | 14 (38.9) |
| Difficulty in breathing | 26 | 13 (50.0) |
| Jaundice | 26 | 7 (26.9) |
| Irritability | 25 | 16 (64.0)* |
| Skin rashes | 16 | 9 (56.3) |
| Jitteriness | 16 | 16 (31.2) |
| Spasms | 12 | 4 (33.3) |
| Lethargy | 10 | 8 (80.0)* |
| Grunting respiration | 5 | 1 (20.0) |
| Diarrhoea | 4 | 2 (50.0) |