Details of diagnostics performed in children with fever of 5 days or more
| Type of test | n (%) | Range per hospital |
| C-reactive protein | 2152 (57) | 17%–98% |
| White cell count | 2133 (56) | 17%–98% |
| Urinalysis | 1010 (27) | 10%–37% |
| Chest X-ray | 979 (26) | 9%–46% |
| Any type of respiratory test (virology and/or microbiology) | 781 (21) | 5%–35% |
| Blood culture | 494 (13) | 1%–38% |
| Ultrasound | 299 (8) | 0%–21% |
| Urine culture | 328 (9) | 1%–32% |
| Faeces culture | 103 (3) | 0%–4% |
| CT | 32 (1) | 0%–5% |
| Cerebral spinal fluid | 25 (1) | 0%–2% |
| No diagnostic test performed | 969 (26) | 5%–56% |