Infectious conditions diagnosed* | Frequency (%) (N = 433) |
---|---|
Acute respiratory infections | 274 (63.3) |
Tonsillopharyngitis | 45 (10.4) |
Unspecified URTIs | 52 (12.0) |
Pneumonia | 177 (40.9) |
Other LRTIs | 7 (1.6) |
Acute diarrhoea | 82 (18.9) |
Meningitis | 10 (2.3) |
Infective endocarditis | 6 (1.4) |
Otitis media | 5 (1.2) |
Sepsis$ | 5 (1.2) |
Disseminated tuberculosis | 4 (0.9) |
Tinea capitis/corporis | 3 (0.7) |
Lymphadenitis | 2 (0.5) |
Bacterial conjunctivitis | 2 (0.5) |
Pyomyositis | 2 (0.5) |
Superinfected haemangioma | 2 (0.5) |
Malaria†| 14 (3.2)a |
HIV infection†| 3 (0.7)a |
Bacteraemia/candidaemiaℼ | 27 (6.4)b |
Urinary tract infectionℼ | 74 (18.4)c |
Other infectious conditions‡ | 5 (1.2) |
Undifferentiated fever# | 61 (14.1) |