Table 4. Blood culture isolates in children admitted with diarrhoea.
| Organism | AdmissionIsolates N (%) | Post-admissionIsolates N (%) |
| Gram negative | ||
| Escherichia coli | 9 (19) | 9 (39) |
| Salmonella spp | 7 (15) | – |
| Klebsiella spp | 2 (4) | 5 (22) |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 2 (4) | – |
| Acinetobacter spp | 3 (6) | – |
| Pseudomonas spp | 1 (2) | 4(17) |
| Aeromonas hydrophila | 1 (2) | – |
| Morganella morganii | 1 (2) | – |
| Proteus mirabilis | – | 1 (4) |
| Subtotal | 26 (54) | 19 (83) |
| Gram positive | ||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 13 (27) | – |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 4 (8) | 1(4) |
| Streptococcus group A | 1 (2) | – |
| Streptococcus group D | 2 (4) | 3 (13) |
| Streptococcus group G | 2 (4) | – |
| Subtotal | 22 (46) | 4 (17) |
| Total | 48 (100) | 23 (100) |