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Table 3 Clinical classification of bloodstream infection (BSI)

From: Bloodstream infections at a tertiary level paediatric hospital in South Africa

 

CA-BSI

(N = 242a)

HA-BSI

(N = 353a)

HCA-BSI

(N = 68a)

Total BSIs

(N = 663a)

n/N (%))

n/N (%)

n/N (%)

n/N (%)

BSI with no clinical focus

28 (11.6)

131(37.1)

23 (33.8)

182 (27.5)

 Hypothermiab

5/28 (17.9)

2/131 (1.5)

0/23 (0)

7/182 (3.8)

 Feverc

14/28 (50)

77/131 (58.8)

17/23 (74)

108/182 (59.3)

BSI with a clinical focus

214(88.4)

222(62.9)

45(66.2)

481 (72.5)

 Hypothermiab

11/214 (5.1)

4/222 (1.8)

5/45 (11.1)

20/481 (4.2)

 Feverc

112/214 (52.3)

136/222 (61.3)

22/45 (48.9)

270/481 (56.1)

 Pneumonia

65/214 (30.4)

91/222 (41)

16/45 (35.6)

172/481 (35.8)

 Gastroenteritis

67/214 (31.3)

28/222 (12.6)

10/45 (22.2)

105/481 (21.8)

 Soft tissue infectiond

18/214 (8.4)

50/222 (22.5)

4/45 (8.9)

72/481 (15)

 Meningitis

39/214 (18.2)

1/222 (0.5)

13/45 (28.9)

53/481 (11)

 UTI

29/214 (13.6)

20/222 (9)

4/45 (8.9)

53/481 (11)

 Line sepsis

4/214 (1.9)

29/222 (13.1)

3/45 (6.7)

36/481 (7.4)

 URTI

20/214 (9.3)

8/222 (3.6)

3/45 (6.7)

31/481 (6.4)

 Empyema

4/214 (1.9)

5/222 (2.3)

9/481 (1.9)

 Septic arthritis

6/214 (2.8)

3/222 (1.4)

9/481 (1.9)

 Bronchiolitis

4/214 (1.9)

1/45 (2.2)

5/481 (1)

 Pleural effusion

3/222 (1.4)

3/481 (0.6)

  1. BSI bloodstream infection, CA-BSI community-acquired bloodstream infection, HA-BSI hospital-acquired bloodstream infection, HCA-BSI healthcare-associated bloodstream infection, aN = denominator used unless otherwise stated; bBody temperature ≤ 35.5 ° C around the time of BSI; cBody temperature ≥ 38 °C around the time of BSI; dSoft tissue infection includes skin abscesses, burn wound infections, wound sepsis and infected eczema or scabies, UTI urinary tract infection, URTI upper respiratory tract infection