Patients’ characteristics based on disease location
| Small bowel (n=58) | Colonic (n=17) | Mixed (n=22) | Whole group | |
| Gestation (wk+d), mean | 26+3 | 29+2 | 27 | 28+5 |
| Birth weight (g), mean | 817 | 1181 | 837 | 780 |
| Gender (male), n (%) | 31 (53) | 8 (47) | 13 (59) | 52 (53) |
| Antenatal steroids, n (%) | 40 (69) | 11 (64) | 17 (77) | 68 (70) |
| Inborn, n (%) | 14 (24) | 2 (11.7) | 4 (18) | 20 (20) |
| Feeds established prior to onset of disease, n (%) | 30 (51) | 11 (64) | 8 (36) | 33 (34) |
| Day of onset of disease | 23 | 17 | 22 | 17 |
| Positive blood culture, n (%) | 20 (34) | 6 (35) | 7 (31) | 33 (34) |