Figure 2.

Flowchart of participants included and excluded in study of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia incidence in children <5 years of age, The Gambia, 2008–2015. Participants were identified through the Basse and Fuladu West Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems. In total, 521 cases were identified through referral surveillance and 418 through admission surveillance. *Reasons for not having blood culture done included unsuccessful venipuncture (n = 487), declined consent for venipuncture (n = 416), declined consent to join study (n = 249), and unknown (n = 4,057). †In total, 76 children were identified through referral surveillance and 122 through admission surveillance. ‡Seven patients had polymicrobial bacteremia (S. aureus and a second bacterial pathogen).