Table 2.
Initial clinical diagnosis on admission.
| Diagnosisa | <6 months old N (%) | ≥6 months old N (%) | p-value and OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki disease | 13 (38.2%) | 711 (78.1%) | <0.0001*OR = 0.17 (0.084 to 0.35) |
| Scarlet fever | 1 (2.9%) | 36 (4.4%) | >0.99 |
| Scalded skin syndrome | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (1.1%) | - |
| Sepsis/shock | 9 (26.5%) | 20 (2.4%) | <0.0001* OR = 14.5 (6.0 to 33.8) |
| Erythema multiforme/SJS | 1 (2.9%) | 13 (1.6%) | 0.45 |
| Urinary tract infection | 5 (14.7%) | 31 (3.8%) | 0.011* OR = 4.4 (1.7 to 11.5) |
| Dengue | 1 (2.9%) | 20 (2.4%) | 0.58 |
| Adenovirus | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (0.9%) | - |
| Enterovirus | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (0.7%) | - |
| Other virus | 2 (5.9%) | 38 (4.6%) | 0.67 |
| Unspecified fever | 9 (26.5%) | 188 (22.6%) | 0.68 |
| Occult bacteremia | 4 (11.4%) | 19 (2.3%) | 0.012* OR = 5.4 (1.9 to 15.7) |
a
Some subjects were classified with more than one diagnosis or, in some other cases, a clinical diagnosis was not recorded on admission.
*
Indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05).