Table 5.
Clinical and laboratory features of children by presence of a bacterial pathogen isolated from blood culture.
| Bacterial pathogen, n = 9 | No bacterial pathogen, n = 956 | p† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median (mean) age in months | 10 (20.0) | 17 (21.0) | 0.56 |
| Days of illness, median (mean) | 3 (3.6) | 3 (3.4) | 0.68 |
| Cough or difficulty in breathing* (%) | 7 (77.8%) | 601 (62.8%) | 0.35 |
| Diarrhoea or vomiting* (%) | 1 (11.1%) | 194 (20.3%) | 0.49 |
| Median (mean) axillary temp,°C | 38.1 (38.2) | 37.5 (37.6) | 0.08 |
| Respiratory rate, median (mean)/min | 52 (51.8) | 48 (47.2) | 0.15 |
| Median (mean) blood lactate mmol/L | 1.9 (2.1) | 1.8 (2.0) | 0.94 |
| Median (mean) aemoglobin, g/dL | 10.2 (10.4) | 10.4 (10.3) | 0.93 |
| WHO criteria of non-severe pneumonia (%) | 5 (55.6%) | 460 (48.1%) | 0.65 |
* Symptoms reported at any time in the previous 2 days