Table 3.
Case | Case demographics | Valvular disease | Prior ADR to BPG | Type of BPG administered | Time to adverse event | Brighton criteria | Outcome |
1 | Female, 12, Timor Leste |
Yes | No* | Powdered | Immediate | Level 2 | Death |
2 | Female, 12, India | Yes | No | Powdered | Immediate | Uncertain† | Death |
3 | Male, 13, Egypt |
Yes | Yes | Powdered | Immediate | Did not meet criteria | Full recovery |
4 | Female, 15, Uganda | Yes | No | Powdered | Immediate | Did not meet criteria | Death |
5 | Female, 16, Nepal | Yes | No | Powdered | <1 hour | Level 1 | Death |
6 | Male, 17, Uganda | Yes | No | Powdered | Immediate | Uncertain† | Death |
7 | Female, 19, Nepal | Yes | No | Powdered | <1 hour | Level 2 | Full Recovery |
8 | Female, 24, Nepal | Yes | No | Powdered | <1 hour | Level 1 | Death |
9 | Male, 32, Uganda | Yes | No | Powdered | Immediate | Uncertain† | Death |
10 | Male, 35, Nepal | Yes | No | Powdered | <1 hour | Level 1 | Death |
*First dose of BPG.
†Unable to assess due to missing data.
ADR, adverse drug reaction; BPG, benzathine penicillin G.