From: Pyrexia in a young infant – is height of fever associated with serious bacterial infection?
Demographics | SBI (N = 207) | NO SBI (N = 850) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Median age in months (IQR) | 1.2 (1.2–2.4) | 1.2 (1.2–2.4) | 0.434 |
Age ≤ 28 days (%) | 41 (19.8) | 207 (24.4) | 0.177 |
Mean temperature in ℃ (SD) | 38. 5 (0.6) | 38.2 (0.5) | < 0.001 |
Male gender (%) | 164 (79.2) | 465(54.7) | < 0.001 |
Pulse rate per minute (SD) | 168 (22.0) | 166 (20.0) | 0.237 |
Respiratory rate per minute (SD) | 42 (6.7) | 42 (6.4) | 0.711 |
SIS < 7 (%)A | 11 (5.3) | 30 (3.5) | 0.331 |
Body Temperature Distribution (%) | |||
< 38.0℃ | 32 (15.5) | 212 (24.9) | 0.040 |
38.0—38.9℃ | 143 (69.1) | 556 (65.4) | 0.317 |
39.0—39.9℃ | 30 (14.5) | 76 (8.9) | 0.017 |
> 40.0℃ | 2 (1.0) | 6 (0.7) | 0.698 |
Triage Category (%) B | 0.081 | ||
1 (%) | 23 (11.1) | 60 (7.1) | |
2 + (%) | 161 (77.8) | 665 (78.2) | |
2 (%) | 23 (11.1) | 125 (14.7) | |
Interventions received (%) | |||
Fluid bolus (%) | 22 (10.6) | 78 (9.2) | 0.522 |
Inotropic support (%) | 3 (1.4) | 3 (0.4) | 0.060 |
Ventilatory support (%) | 4 (1.9) | 13 (1.5) | 0.582 |
ICU admission (%) | 6 (2.9) | 8 (0.9) | 0.027 |