Table 9. Multivariate analysis of groups of diagnostic factors for the diagnosis of ‘other pathogens’.

Diagnostic Factors	Other pathogens
	OR 95%CI	P	%PPV 95%CI	%NPV 95%CI
Age<1year	4.25 1.92–9.42	<0.001
Absence of haemorrhagic rash	9.96 2.36–42.05	0.002
Absence of meningeal signs	3.68 1.78–7.54	<0.001
Age<1year+Absence of haemorrhagic rash+Absence of Meningeal signs			20.0 13.3–28.3	97.4 96.3–98.2
Age<1year	4.35 1.82–10.39	<0.001
Absence of haemorrhagic rash	21.51 2.87–161.18	0.003
Negative gram stain	3.46 1.64–7.29	0.001
Absence of meningeal signs	3.37 1.51–7.41	0.003
Age<1year+Absence of haemorrhagic rash+Negative gram stain+Absence of meningeal signs			37.9 20.7–57.7	96.6 95.5–97.5
Age<1year	5.65 2.41–13.26	<0.001
Negative gram stain	2.65 1.28–5.48	0.008
Absence of meningeal signs	3.24 1.48–7.07	0.003
Age<1year+Negative gram stain+Absence of meningeal signs			24.4 12.9–39.5	96.6 95.4–97.5
Age<1year	5.37 2.55–11.30	<0.001
Negative gram stain	3.48 1.79–6.77	<0.001
Absence of haemorrhagic rash	27.39 3.71–202.50	0.001
Age<1year+Negative gram stain+Absence of haemorrhagic rash			22.2 12.7–34.5	96.8 95.6–97.6