Table 3.
Showing predictors of bacteremia
|
Predictive factor |
Bacteremia |
Univariate |
Multivariate |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES n = 21 | NO n = 296 | OR (95%CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|
Temperature | ||||||
| ≤38.5°C |
6 (2.6) |
225 (97.4) |
1 |
|
|
|
| >38.5°C |
15 (17.4) |
71 (82.6) |
7.9 (2.9-21.2) |
0.0001 |
13 (3.5-54) |
0.0001 |
|
Lethargic | ||||||
| No |
17 (6.5) |
244 (93.5) |
1 |
|
|
|
| Yes |
4 (7.1) |
52 (92.9) |
1.1 (0.4-3.4) |
0.86 |
- |
- |
|
Dehydration | ||||||
| No |
18 (8.1) |
204 (91.9) |
1 |
|
|
|
| Yes |
3 (3.2) |
92 (96.8) |
0.4 (0.1-1.3) |
0.12 |
0.9 (0.2-3.9) |
0.8 |
|
Pneumonia | ||||||
| No |
16 (6.2) |
244 (93.8) |
1 |
|
|
|
| Yes |
5 (8.7) |
52 (91.3) |
1.5 (0.5-4.2) |
0.48 |
- |
- |
|
Convulsions | ||||||
| No |
16 (5.8) |
260 (94.2) |
1 |
|
|
|
| Yes |
5 (12.2) |
36 (87.8) |
2.2 (0.7-6.5) |
0.13 |
1.3 (0.3-5.8) |
0.7 |
|
Neck stiffness | ||||||
| No |
20 (6.6) |
282 (93.4) |
1 |
|
|
|
| Yes |
1 (7.7) |
12 (92.3) |
1.2 (0.2-9.5) |
0.88 |
- |
- |
|
Antibiotics use for less than 24 hrs | ||||||
| No |
7 10.0) |
63 (90.0) |
1 |
|
|
|
| Yes |
14 (5.7) |
231 (94.3) |
0.6 (0.2-1.4) |
0.21 |
- |
- |
|
Positive Blood slide for malaria parasite | ||||||
| No |
7 (3.2) |
212 (96.8) |
1 |
|
|
|
| Yes |
13 (15.8) |
69 (84.2) |
5.7 (2.2-14.8) |
0.0001 |
14 (3.5-60) |
0.0001 |
|
Sickle cell disease | ||||||
| No |
15 (5.5) |
259 (94.5) |
1 |
|
|
|
| Yes |
6 (13.9) |
37 (86.1) |
2.8 (1.0-7.7) |
0.04 |
1 (0.3-4.4) |
0.9 |
|
Malnutrition | ||||||
| No |
19 (7.4) |
238 (92.6) |
1 |
|
|
|
| Yes |
2 (3.3) |
58 (96.7) |
0.4 (0.1-1.9) |
0.26 |
- |
- |
|
Neutrophils | ||||||
| ≤10000 c/l |
6 (2.4) |
245 (97.6) |
1 |
|
|
|
| >10000 c/l | 15 (26.3) | 42 (73.7) | 14 (5.4-39.7) | 0.0001 | 21 (5.6-84) | 0.0001 |