Table 1 Blood culture findings from children in Guinea-Bissau in relation to age and hospitalization
From: Prevalence of community-acquired bacteraemia in Guinea-Bissau: an observational study
Pathogen | Total (col. %) | Age stratified prevalence (col. %) | Hospitalized (col. %) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-60 days | >60-365 days | >1-2 years | >2-5 years | Yes | No | ||
N = 372 | N = 22 | N = 79 | N = 118 | N = 105 | N = 180 | N = 191 | |
Gram-positive | 33 (9) | 2 (7) | 3 (4) | 12 (9) | 16 (13) | 18 (5) | 15 (4) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 26 (7) | 2 (7) | 3 (4) | 10 (7) | 11 (9) | 13 (3) | 13 (3) |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 4 (1) | - | - | - | 4 (3) | 4 (1) | - |
Streptococcus pyogenes | 1 (0) | - | - | - | 1 (1) | 1 (0) | - |
Enterococcus faecalis | 2 (1) | - | - | 2 (1) | - | - | 2 (1) |
Gram-negative | 15 (4) | 3 (11) | 3 (4) | 4 (3) | 5 (4) | 9 (2) | 6 (2) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 3 (1) | - | 2 (2) | - | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (0) |
Escherichia coli | 2 (1) | 2 (7) | - | - | - | 1 (0) | 1 (0) |
Salmonella typhi | 3 (1) | - | - | - | 3 (2) | 2 (1) | 1 (0) |
Non-typhoidal Salmonella | 5 (1) | - | 1 (1) | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 (1) |
Enterobacter cloacae | 2 (1) | 1 (4) | - | 1 (1) | - | 2 (1) | - |
Total children positive | 46 (12) | 5 (23) | 6 (8) | 16 (14) | 21 (20) | 27 (8) | 21 (6) |