Events associated with positive blood cultures
| Event | Age/sex (years) | Temp. (°C) | Status | Hb (g/dl) | WBC (× 109/l) | Organism | Other diagnoses |
| 1 | 2.7M | 40.1 | Alive | 7.9 | 9.5 | Haemophilus influenzae | — |
| 2 | 2.9M | 40.3 | Alive | 10.1 | 15.0 | Enterobacterspp | Urinary tract infection (E coli) |
| 3 | 3.3M | 40.0 | Alive | 7.0 | 22.0 | Acinetobacterspp. | — |
| 4 | 5.2M | 39.3 | Alive | 6.7 | 62.1 | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Acute chest syndrome |
| 5 | 4.4M | 39.1 | Died | 6.3 | 8.7 | Haemophilus influenzae | — |
| 6 | 4.7F | 39.4 | Alive | 10.6 | 32.0 | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Acute chest syndrome |
| 7 | 9.5M | 39.2 | Alive | 7.3 | 17.8 | Salmonellaspp. | Salmonella enteritis |
| 8 | 9.6M | 39.5 | Alive | 8.1 | 25.7 | Salmonellaspp. | Salmonella osteomyelitis |
| Urinary tract infection (Enterobacter) | |||||||
| 9 | 14.7F | 39.5 | Alive | 7.5 | 19.2 | Streptococcus pneumoniae | — |
| 10 | 17.0F | 40.0 | Alive | 6.1 | 24.5 | Escherichia coli | Urinary tract infection (E coli) |
NB. Events 3 and 4 occurred in the same child.
WBC, White blood count; Hb, haemoglobin.