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Table 2 Neonatal temperatures ad admission and at day 1: number of neonates and deaths (in brackets) for each category

From: Impact of temperature change from admission to day one on neonatal mortality in a low-resource setting

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Neonatal temperature at admission

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>ā€‰37.5Ā Ā°C

36.5ā€“37.5Ā Ā°C

36-36.5Ā Ā°C

<ā€‰36Ā Ā°C

Neonatal temperature at day 1

>ā€‰37.5Ā Ā°C

41 (6 deaths)

59 (23 deaths)

31 (12 deaths)

25 (10 deaths)

36.5ā€“37.5Ā Ā°C

64 (8 deaths)

255 (39 deaths)

177 (42 deaths)

142 (58 deaths)

36-36.5Ā Ā°C

15 (5 deaths)

64 (17 deaths)

86 (26 deaths)

89 (49 deaths)

<ā€‰36Ā Ā°C

7 (3 deaths)

37 (14 deaths)

45 19 (deaths)

89 (66 deaths)