Table 3. Clinically significant organisms isolated from blood culture and age-specific frequencies.
| All | <1 m | 1–11 m | 12–23 m | 24–59 m | ≥60 m | Age in months, median (IQR) | |
| All pathogenic bacteria | 64 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 21 (9–54) |
| Non-typhoid Salmonella | 21 (32.8) | 5 (35.7) | 8 (44.4) | 6 (46.2) | 2 (12.5) | 19 (10–36) | |
| Salmonella Typhi | 12 (18.8) | 1 (5.6) | 3 (23.1) | 8 (50.0) | 75.5 (45–114) | ||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 12 (18.8) | 1 (33.3) | 3 (21.4) | 5 (27.8) | 2 (15.4) | 1 (6.3) | 12.5 (8.5–25) |
| Escherichia coli | 8 (12.5) | 1 (33.3) | 5 (35.7) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (6.3)* | 7.5 (4–16.5) | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 3 (4.7) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (6.3) | ||||
| Shigella spp. | 2 (3.1) | 1 (5.6) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (6.3) | |||
| Neisseria meningitidis | 2 (3.1) | 1 (5.6) | 1 (6.3) | ||||
| Haemophilus influenzae | 1 (1.6) | 1 (6.3) | |||||
| Streptococcus pyogenes | 1 (1.6) | 1 (33.3) | |||||
| Aerococcus viridans | 1 (1.6) | 1 (5.6) | |||||
| Leuconostoc | 1 (1.6) | 1 (6.3)* |
Data displayed are numbers and percentages of clinically significant bacteria isolated.
m = months, IQR = interquartile range.
*In one patient 2 pathogens were isolated (E. coli and Leuconostoc).