Table 1.
Demographic and clinical information*
| Children |
Adults |
Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n = 148 | n = 152 | n = 300 |
| Age (years) | 2.6 (3.3) | 54.3 (17.4) | 28.9(28.8) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 95 (64.2) | 102 (67.1) | 197 (65.7) |
| Female | 52 (35.1) | 50 (32.9) | 102 (34.0) |
| Rural residence^ | 58 (39.2) | 66 (43.4) | 124 (41.3) |
| Geographic region& | |||
| North | 55 (37.2) | 94 (62.8) | 149 (49.7) |
| South | 93 (62.8) | 58 (38.2) | 151 (50.3) |
| Duration of antibiotic | |||
| treatment (Day) | 5.3(3.8) | 5.3(3.9) | 5.3(3.8) |
| Source of specimen | |||
| Blood | 114 (77.0) | 103 (67.8) | 217 (72.3) |
| Cerebrospinal fluid | 26 (17.6) | 32 (21.1) | 58 (19.3) |
| Joint | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (0.7) |
| Pleural | 7 (4.7) | 4 (2.6) | 11 (3.7) |
| Others | 1 (0.7) | 11 (7.2) | 12 (4.0) |
| Antibiotic used | |||
| Cephalosporins | 87 (58.8) | 67 (44.1) | 154 (51.3) |
| Carbapenems | 29 (19.6) | 45 (29.6) | 77 (25.7) |
| Quinolones | 2 (1.4) | 31 (20.4) | 33 (11.0) |
*Data are expressed as mean (SD) or count (%);
^Based on patient’s self-reporting and/or medical charts review.
&Judged by patient’s information or the site location if patient information missing.