Table 3 Proportion of DBS and NP specimens with S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae detected by age group* among children with pneumonia and healthy children
Age < 1 year | Age > 1 to 5 years | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DBS positive | Total | % | DBS positive | Total | % | ||
Children with pneumonia | 42 | 134 | 31.3 | 24 | 69 | 34.8 | 0.62 |
Healthy children | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 80 | 100 | 80.0 | 0.53 |
NP swab S.pneumoniae positive | Total | % | NP swab S.pneumoniae positive | Total | % | ||
Children with pneumonia | 112 | 134 | 83.6 | 51 | 69 | 73.9 | 0.10 |
Healthy children | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 81 | 100 | 81.0 | 0.74 |
NP swab H.influenzae positive | Total | % | NP swab H.influenzae positive | Total | % | ||
Children with pneumonia | 108 | 134 | 80.6 | 58 | 69 | 84.0 | 0.54 |
Healthy children | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 80 | 100 | 80.0 | 0.33 |