TABLE 3.
Summary descriptive physical examination findings of sick foals with or without a positive blood culture presented to an equine hospital
| Blood culture negative | Blood culture positive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | P | |
| Age at presentation (days) | 274 | 2.7 (3.3) | 140 | 2.7 (2.9) | .95 |
| Sepsis score | 210 | 9.4 (6.0) | 114 | 12.5 (5.7) | <.001 |
| Gestational age (days) | 17 | 338 (16.4) | 8 | 364.7 (56.4) | .28 |
| Temperature (°C) | 73 | 38.1 (32.2) | 38 | 37.7 (18.3) | .079 |
| Pulse (bpm) | 78 | 103.8 (26.0) | 40 | 111.2 (67.9) | .61 |
| Respiration (bpm) | 72 | 36.6 (17.7) | 35 | 45.7 (80.1) | .28 |
| Time to stand (h) | 37 | 1.6 (2.1) | 14 | 4.1 (14.8) | .54 |
| Time to nurse (h) | 34 | 1.7 (2.2) | 10 | 3.5 (10.3) | .59 |