Predictors of positive blood culture and deaths among neonates with suspected neonatal sepsis in a tertiary hospital, Mwanza- Tanzania

Table 5 Outcome of neonates with positive blood culture in relation to duration of treatment and sensitivity pattern

Duration of treatment	Improved/Discharged N (%)	Critical conditions N (%)	Died N (%)	P = Value
24 hrs
Sensitive (104)	57 (54.8)	50 (45.2)	0 (0.0)
Resistant (45)	0 (0.0)	42 (93.3)	3 (6.7)	p = 0.0001
48 hrs
Sensitive (104)	73 (70.2)	15 (14.4)	16 (15.4)
Resistant (45)	14 (31.1)	18 (40.0)	13 (28.9)	P = 0.0001
72 hrs
Sensitive (104)	84 (80.8)	4 (3.8)	16 (15.4)
Resistant (45)	1 (2.2)	24 (53.3)	20 (44.5)	p = 0.0001
> 72 hrs
Sensitive (104)	77 (74.0)	-	27 (26.0)
Resistant (45)	15 (33.3)	-	30 (66.7)	P = 0.0001

The p value indicates the different in outcome among neonates treated with sensitive and those with resistant antibiotics.

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