Clinical characteristics

Early-onset sepsis

p-value

OR (IC-95%)

Present

Absent

Gyneco-obstetric

Prenatal controls (n (%))1/

<5

8 (88.89)

1 (11.11)

0.038*

7.60 (0.93 - 61.92)

≥5

100 (51.28)

95 (48.72)

Maternal risk factors (n (%))1/

Chorioamnionitis

3 (100.00)

0 (0.00)

0.249

-

Premature rupture of membranes ≥ 18 h

24 (96.00)

1 (4.00)

0.000*

27.14*** (3.59 - 204.98)

Fever

9 (100.00)

0 (0.00)

0.004*

-

Vaginitis

80 (83.33)

16 (16.67)

0.000*

14.29*** (7.18 - 28.42)

Bacteriuria

29 (96.67)

1 (3.33)

0.000*

34.87*** (4.65 - 261.76)

Foul-smelling amniotic fluid

3 (100.00)

0 (0.00)

0.249

-

Neonatal

Gender (n (%))1/

Male

62 (54.39)

52 (45.61)

0.642

1.14 (0.66 - 1.98)

Female

46 (51.11)

44 (48.89)

5-min Apgar score (n (%))1/

<7

3 (75.00)

1 (25.00)

0.624

2.71 (0.28 - 26.54)

≥7

105 (52.50)

95 (47.50)

Birthweight (mean (SD))2/ gr

2578 (464)

2901 (492)

0.000**

-

Gestational age (GA) (mean (SD))2/weak

36 (1.84)

38 (1.95)

0.000**

-

Small for Gestational age (n (%))1/

19 (61.29)

12 (38.71)

0.312

1.49 (0.68 - 3.27)

Newborn (n (%))1/

Late preterm

72 (70.59)

30 (29.41)

0.000*

4.40*** (2.44 - 7.93)

Term infant

36 (35.29)

66 (64.71)

Postnatal

Nasal cannula oxygen (n (%))1/

63 (58.33)

17 (17.71)

0.000*

-

NIRS (n (%))1/

39 (36.11)

4 (4.17)

0.000*

-

CMV (n (%))1/

9 (8.33)

0 (0.00)

0.004*

-

Admission NICU (n (%))1/

44 (40.74)

7 (7.29)

0.000*

-

Days length of hospital stay (mean (SD))3/

5.77 (4.18)

2.56 (1.54)

0.000**

-