Table 1 Characteristics of children with NTS stratified by blood and stool culture positivity
Characteristic [No. (%)] | Stool -ve blood +ve (N = 170) | Stool +ve Blood +ve (N = 28) | Stool +ve blood -ve (N = 134) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 98 (57.6) | 17 (60.7) | 76 (57.6) | Â |
Female | 72 (42.3) | 11 (39.3) | 56 (42.4) | 0.931 |
Mean age (months) | 22 | 24 | 24 | 0.7681 |
Key Clinical features | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Fever | 105 (61.8) | 12 (42.9) | 37 (27.6) | p < 0.001 |
Diarrhoea | 69 (40.6) | 26 (92.9) | 89 (66.4) | p < 0.001 |
Vomiting | 44 (28.9) | 2 (7.1) | 66 (49.3) | p < 0.001 |
Days hospitalised | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Range | 1–60 | 1–30 | 1–23 | - |
Median | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.004 |
NTS serotypes | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   S. Typhimurium | 93 (54.7) | 11 (39.3) | 92 (68.7) | 0.04 |
   S. Enteritidis | 57 (33.5) | 8 (25) | 29 (21.6) | 0.71 |
   Other serotypes | 20 (11.8) | 9 (32.1) | 13 (9.7) | 0.13 |