Episodes | 1 month to <1 year | 1–4 years | 5–15 years | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Population | 117 975 | 525 525 | 1 144 260 | 1 787 760 |
Admissions | 10 306 | 16 484 | 19 249 | 46 039 |
Admission Rate/100 000 population | 8736 | 3137 | 1682 | 2575 |
Total BC/CSF tests | 6381 | 7806 | 6391 | 20 578 |
% admissions due to suspected infection | 61.9% | 47.4% | 33.2% | 44.7% |
TOTAL positive BC/CSF | 480 | 598 | 452 | 1530 |
Admission for presumed infection/100 000 population | 407 | 114 | 40 | 86 |
% of suspected infections with positive cultures | 7.5% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 7.4% |
Total significant BC/CSF | 190 (37.7%) | 151 (29.9%) | 163 (32.3%) | 504 |
Positive significant culture rate/100 000 population | 161 (139–186) | 28.7 (24.3–33.7) | 14.3 (12.1–16.6) | 28.2 (25.8–30.8) |
% of total admissions due to infection | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
% of suspected infections with positive cultures | 3.0% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 2.4% |
% of infections from all positive cultures | 39.6% | 25.3% | 36.1% | 32.9% |
Total hospital-acquired infection (%) | 115 (62.2%) | 30 (16.2%) | 40 (21.6%) | 185 |
Total community-onset infections, with comorbidities (%) | 30 (14.7%) | 77 (37.7%) | 97 (47.5%) | 204 |
Total community-onset infections, no comorbidities (%) | 45 (39.0%) | 44 (38.3%) | 26 (22.6%) | 115 |
Rate for community-onset infections in healthy children per 100 000 population | 38.1 (27.8–51.0) | 8.4 (6.1–11.2) | 2.3 (1.5–3.3) | 6.4 (5.3–7.7) |
Total community-onset BACTERIAL MENINGITIS, no comorbidities | 11 (5.8%) | 6 (4.0%) | 2 (1.2%) | 19 |
Rate for community-onset BACTERIAL MENINGITIS in healthy children per 100 000 population | 9.3 (4.7–16.7) | 1.1 (0.4–2.5) | 0.2 (0.02–0.6) | 1.1 (0.6–1.7) |
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.