Table 1 Summary of clinical and laboratory findings in 165 febrile episodes.
| Blood cultures | Urine cultures | Malaria | No other findings | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staphylococcus aureus | Haemophilus influenzae | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Others | Escherichia coli | Others | ||||
| Febrile only | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 76 | 110 |
| Acute chest syndrome | 5+ (1)* | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1+ (1)* | – | 28 | 47 |
| Urinary tract infection | – | 1† | – | – | 5+ (1)† | 2 | – | – | 8 |
| Total | 28 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8+ (1) | 3+ (1) | 3 | 104 | 165 |
*Associated with urinary tract infection (Klebsiella pneumoniae, cells in urine).
†Associated with urinary tract infection (Escherichia coli, cells in urine).