Neonatal Sepsis, 2019

Statewide surveillance for neonatal sepsis includes reporting of any bacteria (other than coagulase-negative Staphylococcus) isolated from a sterile site in an infant <7 days of age, and mandatory submission of isolates. In 2019, 58 cases (0.87 cases per 1,000 live births) were reported compared to 38 cases in 2018. There were 4 deaths. All were identified via blood. There was 1 meningitis case. Most cases (87%) were culture-positive within the first 2 days of life. Escherichia coli was most common (14) followed by, Group B Streptococcus (13), Streptococcus anginosus (4), Group D Streptococcus (4), Haemophilus influenzae (3), Enterococcus spp. (3), Streptococcus viridans (3), Klebsiella pneumoniae (2), Staphylococcus aureus (2), Streptococcus pneumoniae (2), other Streptococcus spp. (2), and 1 each of Acinetobacter, Candida spp., Group C Streptococcus, Listeria spp., Proteus mirabili, and Pseudomonas spp.

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• Full issue>> Annual Summary of Communicable Diseases Reported to the Minnesota Department of Health, 2019