Table 2.
Characteristics of outpatients aged ≤15 years with blood-culture confirmed enteric fever, by study country — Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, 2016–2019
| Bangladesh, n = 1448 | Nepal, n = 77 | Pakistan, n = 542 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 665 (45.9%) | 28 (36.4%) | 240 (44.3%) |
| Age in years | |||
| Mean (SD) | 5.2 (2.9) | 9.1 (3.7) | 5.2 (3.8) |
| Febrile at presentation, >99.5°F | 802 (57.2%) | 28 (54.9%) | 314 (58.4%) |
| High-grade fever at presentation, ≥103°F | 59 (4.2%) | 1 (2.0%) | 20 (3.7%) |
| Temperature at presentation, °F | |||
| Mean (SD) | 99.8 (1.7) | 99.7 (2.0) | 100.0 (1.7) |
| Days of fever | |||
| Mean (SD) | 5.3 (2.7) | 5.4 (3.0) | 6.2 (3.6) |
| Days unable to conduct usual activity | |||
| Mean (SD) | 2.1 (2.6) | 4.3 (3.1) | 4.2 (3.6) |
| Cough | 299 (20.7%) | 34 (44.2%) | 242 (44.6%) |
| Diarrhea | 169 (11.7%) | 15 (19.5%) | 120 (22.2%) |
| Constipation | 72 (5.0%) | 2 (2.6%) | 33 (6.1%) |
| Abdominal pain | 211 (14.6%) | 37 (48.1%) | 229 (42.6%) |
| Vomiting | 293 (20.2%) | 33 (42.9%) | 273 (50.4%) |
| Nausea | 1 (.1%) | 3 (3.9%) | 1 (.2%) |
| Headache | 73 (5.0%) | 43 (57.3%) | 202 (38.3%) |
| Leukopenia | 10 (2.4%) | 3 (7.1%) | 19 (13.1%) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 7 (1.7%) | 4 (9.5%) | 21 (14.5%) |
| Diagnosed with enteric fever | 1127 (77.8%) | 42 (54.5%) | 359 (66.2%) |
Data are from outpatient children 15 years and younger with blood culture–confirmed enteric fever.
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.