Table 1.
Bandemia (bands ≥ 10%) in viral infection.
| Bands <10% | Bands ≥ 10% | Total | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 362 | 53 | 415 | |
| Demographics | ||||
| Age (months) | 16.5 (6.2–29.8) | 15.5 (8.3–30.6) | 16.0 (6.5–30.5) | 0.756 |
| Length of stay (days) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 2.0 (2.0–5.0) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 0.683 |
| Duration of fever (days) | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | 0.54 |
| ANC | 4219 (2745–7372) | 6030 (4046–8909) | 4556 (2835–7828) | 0.008 |
| Absolute band count | 177.0 (0.0–396.0) | 1340 (910.0–1780) | 225.0 (0.0–591.0) | <0.001 |
| Initial temperature (°C) | 100.6 ± 2.1 | 100.8 ± 2.2 | 100.6 ± 2.1 | 0.395 |
| WBC absolute (1,000 K/μL) | 11.7 ± 5.6 | 11.6 ± 5.9 | 11.7 ± 5.6 | 0.963 |
| Neutrophil absolute | 5.6 ± 4.4 | 5.4 ± 3.3 | 5.5 ± 4.3 | 0.797 |
| Neutrophil proportion | 45.2 ± 20.5 | 45.5 ± 15.1 | 45.2 ± 19.9 | 0.92 |
| Lymphocyte absolute | 4.8 ± 4.7 | 3.5 ± 2.1 | 4.7 ± 4.5 | 0.04 |
| Lymphocyte proportion | 41.7 ± 19.1 | 31.5 ± 13.8 | 40.4 ± 18.8 | <0.001 |
| Monocyte absolute | 1.0 ± 0.7 | 1.2 ± 1.5 | 1.0 ± 0.8 | 0.353 |
| Monocyte proportion | 9.1 ± 4.8 | 8.9 ± 3.6 | 9.1 ± 4.7 | 0.807 |
| Female (N, %) | 185 (51.1%) | 24 (45.3%) | 209 (50.4%) | 0.464 |
| Antibiotics given (N, %) | 87 (24.0%) | 32 (60.4%) | 119 (28.7%) | <0.001 |
| Discharge from ED | 204 (56.4%) | 20 (37.7%) | 224 (54.0%) | 0.012 |
| Admission to hospital (N, %) | 158 (43.6%) | 34 (64.2%) | 192 (46.3%) | 0.008 |
| Toxic appearance (N, %) | 4 (1.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (1.0%) | >0.999 |
| Readmission (N, %) | 7 (1.9%) | 1 (1.9%) | 8 (1.9%) | >0.999 |