From: Bloodstream infections at a tertiary level paediatric hospital in South Africa
CA-BSI (N = 248a) | HA-BSI (N = 371a) | HCA-BSI (N = 74) | Total BSIs (N = 693a) | |
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Age median (IQR) | 9.3 (3.1–39.3) | 13.0 (4.0–59.7) | 7.1 (1.4–67.0) | 11.5 (3.6–50.0) |
Age categories, n/N(%) | ||||
0–28 days | 31 (12.5) | 28 (7.5) | 16 (21.6) | 75 (10.8) |
1 - < 2 months | 17 (6.9) | 17 (4.6) | 6 (8.1) | 40 (5.8) |
2 - < 12 months | 88 (35.5) | 132 (35.6) | 22 (29.7) | 242 (34.9) |
12 months – < 5 years | 67 (27) | 106 (28.6) | 11 (14.9) | 184 (26.5) |
> 5 years | 45 (18.1) | 88 (23.7) | 19 (25.7) | 152 (21.9) |
WAZ median (IQR) | −1.2 (−2.5–0.1) | −1.8 (−3.4–0.6) | −1.9 (−3.3–1.0) | −1.6 (−3–0.3) |
WAZ categories, n/N (%) | ||||
Severe underweight | 44/240 (18.3) | 103/361 (28.5) | 22/69 (31.9) | 169/670 (25.2) |
Moderate underweight | 33/240 (13.8) | 60/361 (16.6) | 11/69 (15.9) | 104/670 (15.5) |
Mild-normal | 163,240 (67.9) | 198/361 (54.8) | 36/69 (52.2) | 397/670 (59.3) |
HIV-infected, n/N (%) | 33 (13.3) | 33 (8.9) | 4 (5.4) | 70 (10.1) |
HIV-uninfected, n/N (%) | 172 (69.3) | 232 (62.5) | 49 (66.2) | 454 (65.5) |
HIV not tested, n/N (%) | 43 (6.2) | 106 (28.6) | 21 (28.4) | 169 (24.4) |
Receiving ART at the time of the BSI in HIV infected child, n/N(%) | 11/33 (33.3) | 29/33 (87.9) | 3/4 (75) | 43/70 (61.4) |