Table 2

Outcome of Infants Treated for Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus

Variables
Period 1 1999 (No vancomycin restriction) (n = 45)
Period 2 2000–2001 (Vancomycin restriction) (n = 37)
Hazard ratio (95 %CI)
Difference of % (95% CI)

Mean duration of sepsis, days (sd)
3.6 (2.5)
3.4 (3.0)
1.2 (0.8, 2.0)*
N/A
Deaths due to CONS sepsis, n (%)
0 (0.0)
1 (2.7)
N/A
-2.7 (-13.8, 5.5)
14 day mortality, n (%)
0 (0.0)
4 (10.8)
N/A
-10.8 (-24.7, 0.6)

* Hazard ratio based on the Cox regression model

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