Prognosis
Prognosis is worsened in:
- girls
- infants of less than 1.5 kg birth weight
- onset early after birth
- coagulation disorders
- positive blood cultures
- low platelet count
The acute mortality is 10%, but worsens to 25% if there is perforation.
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