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Table 2 Epidemiological & Clinical Data of Patients

From: Point-of-care testing for procalcitonin in identifying bacterial infections in young infants: a diagnostic accuracy study

Epidemiological & Clinical Data

Male (%)

51

Female (%)

49

Age (Median and interquartile range), days

42 (14–70)

Median Temperature at Presentation (Median and interquartile range), °C

37.4 (35.9–38.9)

Parenteral Antibiotics, %

27.8

Invasive Bacterial Infection, % (All E. coli Bacteraemia)

3.2

Non-invasive Bacterial Infection, % (All Urinary Tract Infections)

7.9%