Table 1 Summary for the 213 study participants (n and (%) unless otherwise stated)
Characteristic | |
|---|---|
Recruitment by site | |
Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children (Tertiary Children’s Hospital) | 198 |
Salisbury District Hospital (District General Hospital) | 11 |
Royal Lancaster Infirmary (District General Hospital) | 3 |
Furness General Hospital (District General Hospital) | 1 |
Demographic Data | |
Age months; median (range) | 33 (1–167) |
Male sex | 116 (54.5) |
Vaccination status | |
Vaccinations up-to-date | 208(97.8) |
Index Tests | |
PCT | 213(100) |
C-reactive protein | 213(100) |
Reference Standard Tests Performed | |
At least one reference test performed | 209(98.1) |
Blood Culture/PCR | 208(97.7) |
Urine Microscopy/Culture | 46(21.6) |
Stool Culture | 7(3.2) |
Chest Radiograph | 5(2.3) |
CSF Microscopy/Culture/PCR | 2(0.9) |
Histology | 0(0.0) |
Outcomes | |
Received parenteral antibiotics at first presentation | 100 (46.9) |
Admitted to PICU | 3(1.4) |
Unplanned re-attendance | 3(1.4) |
Deaths | 0(0.0) |
Serious infections | 10(4.7) |
• Septicaemia | 4(1.9) |
• Bacterial Meningitis | 1(0.5) |
• Appendicitis | 0(0.0) |
• Pneumonia | 0(0.0) |
• Osteomyelitis | 0(0.0) |
• Cellulitis | 3(1.4) |
• Bacterial gastroenteritis | 0(0.0) |
• Urinary tract infection | 2(0.9) |