Table 1.

Distribution of Blood Culture Positivity Rates by Age in Kano, Northwest Nigeria

Age	Salmonella Typhi	NTS	Other Bacteria	Total With Positive Culture (%)	No. of Children Screened
0–12 mo	34	19	205	258 (11.04)	734
13–24 mo	91	27	72	190 (20.29)	587
25–36 mo	59	10	26	95 (28.44)	280
37–48 mo	49	13	21	83 (33.33)	180
49–60 mo	47	4	9	60 (30.40)	163
Total	280	73	333	686 (19.48)	1944

Abbreviation: NTS, nontyphoidal Salmonella.