Table 4

Association of admission clinical features with presence of bacteriologically confirmed invasive disease

Clinical featureOR for presence of bacteriologically confirmed invasive diseasep value
Omphalitis2.4 (1.2 to 4.7)0.008
Prostration2.2 (1.3 to 3.6)0.001
Oxygen saturation <90%2.0 (1.2 to 3.5)0.01
Weak or absent movements2.9 (1.8 to 4.8)<0.0001
Abnormally irritable or sleepy2.3 (1.4 to 3.7)0.005
Abnormal feeding1.6 (1.0 to 2.6)0.05
Inability to console infant2.4 (1.1 to 5.1)0.02
Bulging fontanelle7.5 (3.1 to 18.0)<0.0001