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Table 1 Key demographic and clinical characteristics of children with iGAS disease notified to the PAEDS Network, Australia, 1 July 2016–30 June 2018

From: Invasive group A Streptococcus disease in Australian children: 2016 to 2018 – a descriptive cohort study

 

Patients (N = 181)

Number

Proportion of total patients (%)a

Age in years

 < 1 year

32

17.7

 1–4 years

83

45.9

 5–9 years

42

23.2

 10–14 years

21

11.6

 15–17 years

3

1.7

Sex

 Female

74

40.9

 Male

107

59.1

Indigenous Australian ethnicity

 Yes

21

11.6

 No

159

87.8

 N/Ab

1

0.6

Country of Birth

 Australia

167

92.3

 Other

6

3.3

 N/Ab

8

4.4

Disease severity

 Not severe

107

59.1

 Severe

74

40.9

Disease outcome

 Deficit (can improve)

48

26.5

 Disability (permanent)

1

0.6

 Deficit and disability

4

2.2

 Deceased

5

2.8

 Full recovery

122

67.4

 N/Ab

1

0.6

Hospital

 QCH

43

23.8

 RCH

37

20.4

 PCH

27

14.9

 MCH

24

13.3

 CHW

23

12.7

 WCH

22

12.2

 RDH

5

2.8

  1. aDue to rounding, some totals will not add to 100.0%
  2. bN/A: Information not available
  3. QCH Queensland Children’s Hospital, Queensland; RCH Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Victoria; PCH Perth Children’s Hospital, Western Australia; MCH Monash Children’s Hospital, Victoria; CHW Children’s Hospital at Westmead, New South Wales; WCH Women’s and Children’s Hospital, South Australia; RDH Royal Darwin Hospital, Northern Territory