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. 2008 Sep 24;3(9):e3260. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003260

Table 1. Demographics and spectrum of serious bacterial disease in hospitalized children with HIV.

Characteristic n (%)
Gender
Males 76 (54)
Females 65 (46)
On ART 55 (39)
On TB medication 39 (28)
Mortality 13 (9)
Age at admission (yrs) 1.2 (0.5–2.34)
Median (IQR)
Weight at admission (kg) 6.7 (4.7–9.6)
Median (IQR)
Temp. at admission (°C) 37.3 (36.5–38.3)
Median (IQR)
Birth weight (kg) 2.8 (2.8–3.0)
Mean (95% CI)
Hemoglobin on admission 9.1 (8.1–10.3)
Median (IQR)
Concomitant Diagnoses
TB 40 (28)
TB meningitis 2 (1)
Gastroenteritis 54 (38)
PEM 16 (11)
Fungal sepsis 4 (2.3)
Failure to thrive 29 (21)
Bacterial Infections 40 (28)
Bacterial sepsis 74 (52)
Pneumonia 95 (67)
 % Bacteremic pneumonia 50
Bacterial meningitis 4 (3)
 % Bacteremic meningitis 50
Urinary tract infection 15 (11)
 % Bacteremic UTI 87
Skin or soft tissue, including abscess 2 (1.5)
Osteomyelitis or septic arthritis 1 (0.7)

ART–antiretroviral therapy, TB–Tuberculosis, PEM-Protein energy malnutrition, IQR–Interquartile range.