Table 2 Characteristics of children presenting with IPD from different regions of China
|  | All Patients n = 806 | North n = 368 | East n = 161 | South n = 237 | Northwest n = 40 | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median age, years (interquartile range) | 1.3 (0.8–3.1) | 1.3 (0.7–3.2) | 1.6 (0.8–3.5) | 1.3 (0.8–2.9) | 1.1 (0.7–3.0) | 0.287 |
Male | 491 (60.9) | 217 (59.0) | 113 (70.2) | 139 (58.6) | 22 (55.0) | 0.058 |
Underlying disease | 101 (12.5) | 59 (16.0) | 25 (15.5) | 14 (5.9) | 3 (7.5) | 0.001 |
ICU admission | 241 (29.9) | 124 (33.7) | 41 (25.5) | 63 (26.6) | 13 (32.5) | 0.144 |
Tracheal intubation | 112 (13.9) | 71 (19.3) | 20 (12.4) | 17 (7.2) | 4 (10.0) | 0.000 |
Death | 92 (11.4) | 54 (14.7) | 18 (11.2) | 16 (6.8) | 4 (10.0) | 0.023 |
Meningitis | 314 (39.0) | 145 (39.4) | 61 (37.9) | 90 (38.0) | 18 (45.0) | 0.845 |
Spn not susceptible to penicillin | 431 (53.5) | 212 (57.6) | 64 (39.8) | 135(57.0) | 20 (50.0) | 0.001 |
Spn not susceptible to cefotaxime | 237 (29.4) | 127 (34.5) | 34 (21.1) | 61 (25.7) | 15 (37.5) | 0.005 |