Table 1. Characteristics of pediatric patients with severe bandemia.
Bands were counted as percentage of total WBC count.
Abbreviations: CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; CT, computerized tomography scan; ED, emergency department; mL, milliliters; SD, standard deviation; WBC, white blood cell; XR, X-ray radiograph
| Characteristics | Results |
| Total patients, N (%) | 102 (100) |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 5.25 (0.5) |
| Age groups, N (%) | |
| Two months – two years | 43 (42) |
| Three years – 18 years | 59 (58) |
| Gender, N (%) | |
| Male | 50 (49) |
| Female | 52 (51) |
| Any non-normal physical findings, N (%) | 47 (46) |
| Fever, N (%) | 38 (37) |
| WBC (cell/mL), mean (SD) | 12 (0.6) |
| Bands, mean (SD) | 29 (0.9) |
| Non-infectious diagnoses, N (%) | 17 (17) |
| Positive urinalysis result, N (%) | 7 (7) |
| Positive cultures, N (%) | |
| Blood culture | 1 (0.9) |
| CSF | 0 (0) |
| Stool culture | 3 (2) |
| Urine culture | 4 (4) |
| Imaging studies, N (%) | |
| Non-normal XR | 12 (12) |
| Non-normal CT | 8 (8) |
| Adverse events, N (%) | |
| Any adverse event | 39 (38) |
| Moderate adverse event | 18 (18) |
| Severe adverse event | 21 (21) |
| Outcomes, N (%) | |
| Admission from ED | 17 (17) |
| Return to ED within seven days | 4 (4) |
| Death | 0 (0) |