Table 2 Distribution of laboratory results according to CRP levels
Laboratory findings | Negative CRP level | Positive CRP level | |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10 mg/L | 10–40 mg/L | > 40 mg/L | |
Malaria RDT PfHRP2 (N = 396), n (%) | 62 (15.7) | 65 (16.4) | 269 (67.9) |
Positive (n = 272), n (%) | 18 (6.6) | 33 (12.1) | 221 (81.3) |
Negative (n = 124), n (%) | 44 (35.5) | 32 (25.8) | 48 (38.7) |
Bacterial infections (n = 49), n (%) | 7 (14.3) | 6 (12.2) | 36 (73.5) |
bBSI (n = 23), n (%) | 1 (4.3) | 3 (13.1) | 19 (82.6) |
bGE (n = 25), n (%) | 5 (20) | 3 (12.0) | 17 (68.0) |
bUTI (n = 1), n (%) | 1 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Non-bacterial infections (n = 74), n (%) | 11 (14.9) | 14 (18.9) | 49 (66.2) |
pGE (n = 70), n (%) | 10 (14.3) | 13 (18.6) | 47 (67.1) |
vGE (n = 4), n (%) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) |
Children with one or more infection(s) (n = 311), n (%) | 30 (9.6) | 41 (13.2) | 240 (77.2) |
Malaria alone (as determined by RDT) (n = 196), n (%) | 14 (7.1) | 22 (11.2) | 160 (81.6) |
pGEs alone (n = 16), n (%) | 6 (37.5) | 3 (18.75) | 7 (43.75) |
bBSIs alone (n = 11), n (%) | 1 (9.1) | 3 (27.3) | 7 (63.6) |
bGEs alone (n = 6), n (%) | 3 (50.0) | 1 (16.7) | 2 (33.3) |
vGEs alone (n = 3), n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) |
Malaria combined with either a bacterial or a parasitic infection (n = 76), n (%) | 4 (5.3) | 11 (14.7) | 61 (80.3) |
No malaria infection but either a bacterial infection combined with a parasitic infection (n = 2) or a combination of a viral infection with a bacterial infection (n = 1), n (%) | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) |
Children with unknown cause of fevera (n = 81), n (%) | 30 (37.0) | 23 (28.4) | 28 (34.6) |