Age at admission |
Neonates | 12/22 | 10/22 | χ2 for trend = 10.9 | 0.001 |
Age 1–60 mth | 30/40 | 10/40 | | |
Age >60 mth | 24/25 | 1/25 | | |
Absence of focus of infection | 21 (31.8%) | 19 (90.5%) | OR = 20.4 (4.0 to 140) | <<0.0001 |
Malnutrition (excluding neonates) | 9/54 (16.7%) | 5/11 (45.5%) | OR = 4.17 (0.80 to 20.3) | 0.034 |
Pneumonia | 18 (27.3%) | 7 (33.3%) | OR = 1.33 (0.41 to 4.30) | 0.59 |
Gastroenteritis | 9 (13.6%) | 4 (19.0%) | OR = 1.49 (0.33 to 6.29) | 0.37 |
Duration of illness* | 4.0 (3–7) | 3.0 (1–5) | – | 0.074 |
Haemoglobin (g/l) | 98 (28) | 113 (38) | – | 0.054 |
White cell count (× 109/l) | 15.3 (1.7) | 14.6 (2.0) | – | 0.73 |
Positive malaria parasite slide | 8 (12.1%) | 1 (4.8%) | OR = 0.36 (0.02 to 3.21) | 0.33 |
Antibiotics on admission |
Penicillin + gentamicin | 10 (15.2%) | 19 (90.5%) | OR = 53.2 (9.49 to 349.5) | <<0.0001 |
Chloramphenicol | 10 (15.2%) | 2 (9.5%) | OR = 0.59 (0.08 to 3.30) | 0.72 |
Cloxacillin | 46 (69.7%) | 0 (0%) | OR = 0.00 (0.00 to 0.11) | <<0.0001 |