Table 2 Clinical characteristics of children with SARI from whom swabs were collected and not collected
From: Severe acute respiratory infection in children in a densely populated urban slum in Kenya, 2007–2011
Swabbed (N = 815) | Not Swabbed (N = 1,777) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Cough | 806 | 98.9 | 1747 | 98.3 | 0.91 |
Difficulty Breathing | 435 | 53.3 | 575 | 32.4 | 0.003* |
Unable to Drink or Breastfeed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.57 |
Vomits Everything | 155 | 19.0 | 338 | 19.0 | 0.97 |
Lethargy | 28 | 3.4 | 93 | 5.2 | 0.53 |
Chest Indrawing | 616 | 75.6 | 586 | 33.0 | <0.001* |
Stridor | 21 | 2.6 | 80 | 4.5 | 0.47 |
Oxygen Saturation Measured | 808 | 99.1 | 1755 | 98.8 | 0.99 |
Oxygen Saturation ≤90% | 155 | 19.0 | 761 | 42.8 | <0.001* |
Temperature ≥ 38°C | 447 | 54.9 | 492 | 27.7 | <0.001* |
Temperature ≥ 39°C | 162 | 19.9 | 142 | 8.0 | 0.02* |
Death within 14 days following clinic visit | 4 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |