Table 5.
Number (percentage) of children by disability and infectious organism
| Organism | Severe disability | Moderate disability | Mild disorder | No disability | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haemophilus influenzae | 14 (3.4) | 30 (7.3) | 134 (32.5) | 235 (57.0) | 413 (26.0) |
| Neisseria meningitidis | 12 (2.9) | 26 (6.5) | 120 (29.8) | 244 (60.7) | 402 (25.4) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 14 (9.7) | 20 (13.9) | 37 (25.8) | 72 (50.3) | 143 (9.0) |
| Escherichia coli | 4 (5.7) | 13 (18.6) | 18 (25.7) | 35 (50.0) | 70 (4.4) |
| Group B streptococcus | 13 (13.3) | 17 (17.3) | 18 (18.4) | 50 (51.0) | 98 (6.2) |
| Echovirus | 0 | 2 (6.4) | 11 (35.5) | 18 (58.0) | 31 (1.9) |
| Other virus | 4 (21.1) | 0 | 4 (21.1) | 11 (57.9) | 19 (1.2) |
| Other Gram positive bacteria | 6 (20.6) | 8 (27.6) | 5 (17.2) | 10 (34.5) | 29 (1.8) |
| Other Gram negative bacteria | 8 (25.0) | 10 (31.3) | 7 (21.9) | 7 (21.9) | 32 (2.0) |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 0 | 4 (25.0) | 3 (18.8) | 9 (56.3) | 16 (1.0) |
| Other micro-organisms | 2 (28.6) | 4 (57.1) | 1 (14.3) | 0 | 7 (0.4) |
| No organism grown | 15 (4.7) | 21 (6.6) | 100 (31.3) | 184 (57.5) | 320 (20.2) |
| Not known | 0 | 0 | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | 4 (0.2) |
| Total | 92 | 155 | 461 | 876 | 1584 |