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Table 2 Bacteremia by clinical syndrome among persons ≥5 years of age presenting to Lwak Hospital, rural western Kenya , October 2006 - September 2008

From: High rate of pneumococcal bacteremia in a prospective cohort of older children and adults in an area of high HIV prevalence in rural western Kenya

 

SARIa - Not Admitted

SARI - Admitted

Admitted -- not SARI

Fever Only (temp >= 38.0)

Total

Number patients (N)

1030

418

822

481

2751

Number blood cultures (% clinic visits)

514 (49.9)

264 (63.2)

315 (38.3)

190 (39.5)

1283b (46.6)

Positive blood cultures (% of cultures)c

25 (4.9)

41 (15.5)

18 (5.7)

4 (2.1)

88 (6.9)

Pneumococcus recovered (% of cultures)

14 (2.7)

27 (10.2)

9 (2.9)

2 (1.1)

52 (4.1)

Serotype 1 (% pneumococci)

6 (42.9)

11 (40.7)

3 (33.3)

2 (100)

22 (42.3)

HIV positive/number tested (%)

5/9 (55.6)

9/13 (69.2)

5/7 (71.4)

0/2 (0)

19/31(61.3)

  1. aSARI is severe acute respiratory illness (see methods).
  2. b18 patients were cultured for other reasons besides the 4 criteria listed.
  3. cExcludes contaminants.