Table 1 Age and sex distribution of 1201 children with suspected septicaemia in Calabar Nigeria
From: Bacterial isolates from blood cultures of children with suspected septicaemia in Calabar, Nigeria
Age | Number of Children Examined | Number (%) with positive bacterial isolates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | Total | ||
< 1 mo | 230 | 303 | 533 | 271 (50.8) |
1 mo – 1 yr | 111 | 141 | 252 | 113 (44.8) |
2 yr – 5 yr | 126 | 133 | 259 | 113 (43.6) |
6 yr – 10 yr | 40 | 55 | 95 | 39 (41.0) |
11 yr – 18 yr | 32 | 30 | 62 | 16 (25.8) |
Total | 539 | 662 | 1201 | 552 (46.0) |