Plasma D-dimer level in early and late-onset neonatal sepsis

Table 3 Comparing D-dimer and C-reactive protein levels according to the isolated organisms

Organism		D-dimer (mean ± SD)	CRP (mean ± SD)
Gram-negative bacteria	E. coli	1.3 ± 0.81	44.2 ± 4.3
	Klebsiella	2.0971 ± 1.98916	71.1 ± 3.9
	Acinetobacter	2.1333 ± 1.63	37.7 ± 3.4
	Pseudomonas	1.95 ± 0.92	64.0 ± 5.65
	Serratia	1.8 ± 0.4	99.0 ± 0.79
Gram-positive bacteria	Group B Streptococcus	1.6 ± 10.6	39.7 ± 2.5
	CoNS	1.3 ± 0.51	53.7 ± 2.7
	MRSA	1.2 ± 0.60	58.0 ± 8.2

CRP: C-reactive protein; E. coli: Escherichia coli; CoNS: Coagulase-negative staphylococci; MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.