Table 2 Reported symptoms of infants with possible serious bacterial infection
Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Total Number of PSBI Cases | 2123 | |
Number of symptoms present | ||
No symptoms indicateda | 26 | 1 % |
1 | 1505 | 74 % |
2 | 461 | 23 % |
≥ 3 | 131 | 6 % |
Breathing Problems | ||
Only symptom | 540 | 25 % |
With or without another symptom | 1067 | 50 % |
Feeding Problems | ||
Only symptom | 288 | 14 % |
With or without another symptom | 737 | 35 % |
Fever (T > 38C) | ||
Only symptom | 598 | 28 % |
With or without another symptom | 804 | 38 % |
Hypothermia (T < 35C) | ||
Only symptom | 28 | 1 % |
With or without another symptom | 151 | 7 % |
Convulsions | ||
Only symptom | 15 | 1 % |
With or without another symptom | 48 | 2 % |
Bleeding/pus-like discharge from the umbilicus | ||
Only symptom | 36 | 2 % |
With or without another symptom | 48 | 2 % |