Table 4.
Bacterial isolates cultured. Values are numbers (percentages*)
| Bacterial isolates | Sick young infants | Meningitis/encephalitis | Severe malnutrition | Very severe pneumonia | Severe pneumonia | Mild pneumonia | Skin/soft tissue infection | No defined syndrome | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gram positive | |||||||||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 13 (8) | 47 (37) | 40 (27) | 14 (44) | 28 (31) | 29 (43) | 1 (10) | 30 (19) | 202 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 16 (9) | 5 (4) | 5 (3) | 1 (3) | 2 (2) | 3 (4) | 4 (40) | 18 (12) | 54 |
| Group A streptococci | 13 (8) | 5 (4) | 3 (2) | 2 (6) | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (10) | 5 (3) | 30 |
| Group B streptococci | 20 (12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Other Gram positives† | 8 (5) | 1 (1) | 4 (3) | 1 (3) | 0 | 4 (6) | 0 | 4 (3) | 22 |
| Gram negative | |||||||||
| Non-typhoidal salmonellae | 3 (2) | 9 (7) | 25 (17) | 2 (6) | 18 (20) | 16 (24) | 0 | 44 (28) | 117 |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 8 (5) | 36 (29) | 12 (8) | 5 (16) | 18 (20) | 6 (9) | 0 | 16 (10) | 101 |
| Escherichia coli | 19 (11) | 3 (2) | 31 (21) | 2 (6) | 11 (12) | 3 (4) | 0 | 7 (5) | 76 |
| Acinetobacter sp | 17 (10) | 6 (5) | 9 (6) | 2 (6) | 6 (7) | 1 (1) | 1 (10) | 11 (7) | 53 |
| Klebsiella sp | 17 (10) | 1 (1) | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 (10) | 2 (1) | 27 |
| Pseudomonas sp | 9 (5) | 6 (5) | 2 (1) | 1 (3) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (10) | 4 (3) | 26 |
| Other Gram negatives† | 30 (17) | 7 (6) | 13 (9) | 2 (6) | 2 (2) | 4 (6) | 1 (10) | 14 (9) | 73 |
| Total | 173 | 126 | 148 | 32 | 89 | 68 | 10 | 155 | 801 |
*
Percentages refer to columns.
†
Other common isolates in admissions ≥60 days included group D streptococci (10), Campylobacter sp (4), Enterobacter sp (3), and Shigella sp (3). Other common isolates in young infants included Aeromonas sp (7), Enterobacter sp (7), and group D streptococci (6).