Table 4.
Age (days) | Urinalysis WBC | Peripheral WBC | Absolute Band Count | CSF WBC | Urine culture | Blood culture | CSF culture | ED discharge1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3–5 | 8,610 | Not reported2 | 35 | No growth | Enterococcus | No growth | No |
12 | 6–10 | 13,800 | Not reported2 | 3 | Enterococcus5 | Klebsiella | No growth | No |
14 | 2–5 | 13,400 | Not reported2 | 17 | E. Coli | E. Coli | No growth | No |
19 | 0–5 | 6,900 | 1,035 | 1,385 | No growth | Paenibacillus | Paenibacillus | No |
53 | Not reported | 7,540 | N/A3 | 14 | No growth | S. pneumoniae | No growth4 | Yes |
56 | 0–5 | 11,100 | 1,221 | 804 | No growth | GBS | No growth4 | Yes |
Discharge from ED on initial visit
Hospital includes band count on CBC; no bands reported on automated differential
Band count not included on CBC at this hospital
Obtained on index visit
<10,000 CFU/ml, treated as a contaminant
Abbreviations: WBC, White Blood Cell; CSF, Cerebrospinal Fluid; ED, Emergency Department