Baseline characteristics of 251 infants with bacteraemic urinary tract infection
| Variable | Result |
|---|---|
| Age in days, median (IQR) | 35 (17–58) |
| Male gender (%) | 148 (59) |
| Max temperature on presentation (°C) | |
| <38 (%) | 13 (5.2) |
| 38–38.9 (%) | 135 (53.8) |
| 39–39.9 (%) | 86 (34.3) |
| ≥40 (%) | 17 (6.8) |
| Cerebrospinal fluid obtained | |
| <1 month of age (%) | 108/117 (92.3) |
| 1–2 months of age (%) | 62/81 (76.5) |
| 2–3 months of age (%) | 26/53 (49.1) |
| Total (%) | 196/251 (78.1) |
| Comorbidity* (%) | 10 (4) |
| Ill-appearance (%) | 19 (7.6) |
| Hospitalised (%) | 242 (96.4) |
| Renal ultrasound obtained (%) | 240 (95.6) |
| Voiding cystourethrogram obtained (%) | 210 (83.7) |
| Urine collection method | |
| Catheterisation (%) | 185 (73.7) |
| Bag (%) | 4 (1.6) |
| Unknown (%) | 62 (24.7) |
| Organism (%) | |
| Escherichia coli | 225 (89.6) |
| Enterobacter spp. | 8 (3.2) |
| Klebsiella spp. | 7 (2.8) |
| Group B Streptococcus | 5(2) |
| Enterococcus spp. | 3 (1.2) |
| Klebsiella+Pseudomonas | 1 (0.4) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1 (0.4) |
| Citrobacter | 1 (0.4) |
| Extended spectrum β-lactamase producing organism (%) | 3 (1.2) |
*Included known genitourinary abnormalities (n=6), prematurity (n=1), trisomy 22 (n=1), aortic stenosis (n=1), ‘suprarenal mass & ventriculoseptal defect’ (n=1).