Variables | Septic patients n = 113 |
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Median age in months (IQR) | 31 (86) |
Age groups (%) | |
• < 1 year | 36 (30.9) |
• 1 to < 6 year | 40 (35.4) |
• 6–14 years | 37 (32.7) |
Female gender (%) | 54 (47.8) |
Source of admission (%) | |
• Inpatient wards | 62 (54.9) |
• Emergency room | 47 (41.6) |
• Other local hospitals | 3 (2.7) |
• Outpatient department | 1 (0.9) |
Comorbidities (%) | |
• None | 28 (24.8) |
• Malignancy | 33 (29.2) |
• Chronic Respiratory Disease | 8 (7.1) |
• Cardiovascular Disease | 5 (4.4) |
• Immunodeficiency | 3 (2.7) |
• Neuromuscular Disease | 16 (14.2) |
• Down Syndrome | 3 (2.7) |
• Others | 17 (15) |
Pre-existing central line (%) | |
• Percutaneous | 14 (12.4) |
• Surgical | 21 (18.6) |
Increase of pSOFA score since admission (%) | |
• ≤ 4 | 62 (54.9) |
• > 4 | 51 (45.1) |
Primary site of infection (%) | |
Bloodstream infection | |
• - Bacteremia | 30 (26.5) |
• -Fungemia | 2 (1.8) |
• Respiratory tract | 65 (57.5) |
• Central nervous system | 6 (5.3) |
• Urinary tract | 3 (2.7) |
• Skin and soft tissue | 3 (2.7) |
• Othersa | 4 (3.5) |