Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 70 children consulting the ED because of a suspected infection
Characteristics of the child and family | |
Age of the child; mean (SD), y | 2.9 (3.1) |
Temperature; n (%) | |
< 38.0grC | 20 (28.6) |
≥ 38.0grC | 50 (71.4) |
Sex; n (%) | |
Boy | 40 (57.1) |
Girl | 30 (42.9) |
Siblings; n (%) | |
None | 51 (72.9) |
One or more siblings | 19 (27.1) |
Ethnicity; n (%) | |
Dutch | 46 (65.7) |
Turkish | 12 (17.1) |
Moroccan | 2 (2.9) |
Other | 10 (14.3) |
Referral to the ED; n (%) | |
By general practitioner | 62 (88.6) |
Self-referral / other | 8 (11.4) |
Characteristics of the infectious disease | |
Suspected pathogen; n (%) | |
Viral | 49 (70.0) |
Bacterial | 12 (17.1) |
Uncertain | 9 (12.9) |
Diagnosis; n (%) | |
Respiratory tract infection | 38 (54.3) |
Urinary tract infection | 4 (5.7) |
Gastro-intestinal infection | 15 (21.4) |
Skin infection | 3 (4.3) |
Multiple infections or other | 10 (14.3) |
Medical treatment; n (%) | |
None | 28 (40.0) |
Antibiotics only | 11 (15.7) |
Antibiotics and other prescriptions combined | 5 (7.1) |
Other prescriptions than antibiotics | 26 (37.1) |