Table 1 Patient characteristics and outcome
Characteristic | Category | Suspected Cases n (%) | Confirmed Cases n (%) | S. Pneumoniae n (%) | N. Meningitidis n (%) | Group B Streptococcus n (%) | Mixed pathogen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 458 (51.6) | 55 (40.4) | 43 (41.3) | 10 (33.3) | 1 (10) | 1 (10) |
Male | 348 (39.2) | 54 (39.7) | 42 (40.3) | 12 (40.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Unknown | 80 (9.0) | 27 (19.8) | 19 (18.2) | 8 (26.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Age | <1 | 11 (1.2) | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
1–4 | 26 (2.9) | 4 (2.9) | 3 (2.8) | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
5–14 | 174 (19.6) | 35 (25.7) | 30 (28.8) | 4 (13.3) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | |
15–29 | 354 (39.9) | 44 (32.3) | 31 (29.8) | 12 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | |
30–59 | 203 (22.9) | 19 (13.9) | 16 (15.3) | 3 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
>60 | 37 (4.1) | 5 (3.6) | 3 (2.8) | 2 (6.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Unknown | 81 (9.1) | 27 (19.8) | 19 (18.2) | 8 (26.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
January | 267 (30.1) | 74 (54.4) | 58 (55.7) | 15 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | |
February | 499 (56.32) | 30 (22.0) | 22 (21.1) | 7 (23.3) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | |
Unknown | 100 (11.28) | 27 (19.8) | 19 (18.2) | 8 (26.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Outcome | Alive | 711 (80.2) | 76 (55.8) | 60 (57.6) | 14 (46.6) | 1 (10) | 1 (100) |
Dead | 75 (8.4) | 33 (24.2) | 25 (24.0) | 8 (26.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Unknown | 100 (11.2) | 27 (19.8) | 19 (18.2) | 8 (26.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |