Table 1 Demographic features and clinical syndromes of 300 patients admitted to CMCH with fever
Variablea | All | <5 years | 5–15 years | >15 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 300 | 70 | 86 | 144 |
Duration of illness before admission (median (IQR) days) | 5 (2–8) | 2 (1–5) | 5 (3–10) | 5 (3–8) |
Male | 173 (57.7) | 37 (52.9) | 56 (65.1) | 80 (55.6) |
Clinical syndrome: | ||||
 Enteric fever | 52 (17.3) | 0 (0) | 19 (22.1) | 33 (22.9) |
 Lower respiratory tract infection | 48 (16.0) | 13 (18.6) | 5 (5.8) | 30 (20.8) |
 Non-specific febrile illness | 48 (16.0) | 10 (14.3) | 20 (23.3) | 18 (12.5) |
 Central nervous system infection | 37 (12.3) | 12 (17.1) | 13 (15.1) | 12 (8.3) |
 Urinary tract infection | 23 (7.7) | 2 (2.9) | 3 (3.5) | 18 (12.5) |
 Upper respiratory tract infection | 21 (7.0) | 13 (18.6) | 7 (8.1) | 1 (0.7) |
 Diarrhea or dysentery | 21 (7.0) | 16 (22.9) | 4 (4.7) | 1 (0.7) |
 Malaria | 7 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 3 (3.5) | 4 (2.8) |
 Hepatobiliary | 7 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.7) | 3 (2.1) |
 Skin and soft tissue infection | 4 (1.3) | 2 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.4) |
 Dengue | 3 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.2) | 2 (1.4) |
 Sepsis syndrome | 3 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.1) |
 Septic arthritis | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (0.7) |
 Nephrotic syndrome | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0) |
 Dental abscess | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) |
Otherb | 17 (5.7) | 2 (2.9) | 4 (4.7) | 12 (8.3) |
Duration of admission (median (IQR) days) | 4 (2–8) | 4 (2–19) | 7 (4–27) | 4 (2–5) |
Mortality (Number (%)) | 29 (9.7) | 8 (11.4) | 7 (8.1) | 14 (9.7) |