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Age distribution of misdiagnosed cases
| Primary diagnosis | Misdiagnosis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) | Pneumonia | Bronchitis | Tracheitis | Cold | Pertussis | No. of cases | Percentage (%) |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50·00 |
| 1–6 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 97·50 |
| 7–14 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 92·00 |
| 15–69 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 42 | 100·00 |
| Total | 58 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 113 | 94·69 |
