Although advances in neonatal intensive care have led to improved survival of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants, late-onset sepsis continues to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality.[[1-10] The risk of late-onset sepsis increases with decreasing birth weight and age. Ongoing infectious disease surveillance is essential because increasingly immature neonates are being provided with intensive care, require prolonged hospitalization, and are surviving[6-7] .