Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of patients with or without S. pneumoniae detected in their nasopharynx
|
S. pneumonia n (%) if not stated otherwise |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 648a) |
Positive (n = 459a) | Negative (n = 189a) | p-valueb | |
| IMCI pneumonia | 369/585 (63%) | 262 (62%) | 107 (67%) | 0.338 |
| Radiological pneumonia | 39/331 (12%) | 31 (13%) | 8 (8%) | 0.263 |
| Febrile | 255/648 (41%) | 180 (39%) | 75 (40%) | 0.9 |
| Prior antibiotic consumption | 53/648 (8%) | 31 (7%) | 22 (12%) | 0.057 |
| Moderate malnutritionc | 180/647 (28%) | 125 (27%) | 55 (29%) | 0.631 |
| Severe malnutritiond | 48/647 (7%) | 29 (6%) | 19 (10%) | 0.136 |
| Mean CRP (mg/dL) | 25.6 | 27.0 | 22.1 | 0.07e |
| Median CRP (mg/dL) | 13 | 14 | 12 | 0.04f |
| Severe outcome | 27/648 (4%) | 17 (3.7%) | 10 (5.3%) | 0.389 |
| Mean age (months) | 19.2 | 18.7 | 20.5 | 0.11 |
| Female | 314/648 (48%) | 220 (48%) | 94 (50%) | 0.730 |
CRP C-reactive protein, IMCI Integrated Management of Childhood illnesses guidelines
aAll tested for S. pneumoniae
bFisher's exact test, two-sided
c(W/A < − 2zScore)
d(W/A < − 3zScore)
et-test
fMann Whitney U test