Table 3 Showing predictors of bacteremia

Temperature

 ≤38.5°C

6 (2.6)

225 (97.4)

1

 >38.5°C

15 (17.4)

71 (82.6)

7.9 (2.9-21.2)

0.0001

13 (3.5-54)

0.0001

Lethargic

 No

17 (6.5)

244 (93.5)

1

 Yes

4 (7.1)

52 (92.9)

1.1 (0.4-3.4)

0.86

-

-

Dehydration

 No

18 (8.1)

204 (91.9)

1

 Yes

3 (3.2)

92 (96.8)

0.4 (0.1-1.3)

0.12

0.9 (0.2-3.9)

0.8

Pneumonia

 No

16 (6.2)

244 (93.8)

1

 Yes

5 (8.7)

52 (91.3)

1.5 (0.5-4.2)

0.48

-

-

Convulsions

 No

16 (5.8)

260 (94.2)

1

 Yes

5 (12.2)

36 (87.8)

2.2 (0.7-6.5)

0.13

1.3 (0.3-5.8)

0.7

Neck stiffness

 No

20 (6.6)

282 (93.4)

1

 Yes

1 (7.7)

12 (92.3)

1.2 (0.2-9.5)

0.88

-

-

Antibiotics use for less than 24 hrs

 No

7 10.0)

63 (90.0)

1

 Yes

14 (5.7)

231 (94.3)

0.6 (0.2-1.4)

0.21

-

-

Positive Blood slide for malaria parasite

 No

7 (3.2)

212 (96.8)

1

 Yes

13 (15.8)

69 (84.2)

5.7 (2.2-14.8)

0.0001

14 (3.5-60)

0.0001

Sickle cell disease

 No

15 (5.5)

259 (94.5)

1

 Yes

6 (13.9)

37 (86.1)

2.8 (1.0-7.7)

0.04

1 (0.3-4.4)

0.9

Malnutrition

 No

19 (7.4)

238 (92.6)

1

 Yes

2 (3.3)

58 (96.7)

0.4 (0.1-1.9)

0.26

-

-

Neutrophils

 ≤10000 c/l

6 (2.4)

245 (97.6)

1

 >10000 c/l

15 (26.3)

42 (73.7)

14 (5.4-39.7)

0.0001

21 (5.6-84)

0.0001