Table 3 Episodes of laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection in different age groups of children
Organism* | Early onset† N (%) | Late onset‡ N (%) | Older§ N (%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Klebsiella spp. | 17 (31.5) | 7 (22.6) | 12 (7.1) | 36 (14.1) |
Salmonellae | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.2) | 32 (18.8) | 33 (12.9) |
Escherichia coli | 6 (11.1) | 3 (9.7) | 19 (11.2) | 28 (11.0) |
Enterobacter spp. | 4 (7.4) | 1 (3.2) | 2 (1.2) | 7 (2.7) |
Other Enterobacteriaceae | 1 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.8) |
Total Enterobacteriaceae | 28 (51.9) | 12 (38.7) | 66 (38.8) | 106 (41.6) |
Acinetobacter spp. | 1 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (5.9) | 11 (4.3) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (5.3) | 9 (3.5) |
Other non-Enterobacteriaceae | 4 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (2.9) | 9 (3.5) |
Total non- Enterobacteriaceae | 5 (9.3) | 0 (0.0) | 24 (14.1) | 29 (11.4) |
GNR not further specified | 1 (1.9) | 1 (3.2) | 5 (2.9) | 7 (2.7) |
Total GNR | 34 (63.0) | 13 (41.9) | 95 (55.9) | 142 (55.7) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 6 (11.1) | 5 (16.1) | 15 (8.8) | 26 (10.2) |
Enterococci | 3 (5.6) | 4 (12.9) | 23 (13.5) | 30 (11.8) |
Group B streptococci | 2 (3.7) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.2) |
Other Streptococcus | 1 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.2) |
Total Gram positive | 12 (22.2) | 10 (32.3) | 40 (23.5) | 62 (24.3) |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) |
Candida spp. | 1 (1.9) | 3 (9.7) | 15 (8.8) | 19 (7.5) |
Polymicrobial infections | 7 (13.0) | 5 (16.1) | 19 (11.2) | 31 (12.2) |
Total | 54 (100.0) | 31 (100.0) | 170 (100.0) | 255 (100.0) |