Bacteremia negative

(N = 35)

Bacteremia

Positive

(N = 75)

Measure of association/ differences

P-value

Gender

0.462^**

   Female

11 (31.43%)

29 (38.67%)

   Male

24 (68.57%)

46 (61.33%)

Age (in years)

3.70 (± 2.43)

4.24 (± 3.09)

0.3561^**

Weight (in kilograms)

15.89 (± 6.36)

16.80 (± 7.60)

0.5415^**

Short bowel syndrome

0.094^*

   No

3 (8.57%)

1 (1.33%)

   Yes

32 (91.43%)

74 (98.67%)

Intestinal obstruction/pseudo obstruction

0.537^*

   No

34 (97.14%)

74 (98.67%)

   Yes

1 (2.86%)

1(1.33%)

Other GI diagnosis

0.237^*

   No

33 (94.29%)

74 (98.67%)

   Yes

2 (5.71%)

1 (1.33%)

History of prematurity

0.189^{^}

   No

11 (31.43%)

15 (20%)

   Yes

24 (68.57%)

60 (80%)

Type of central line

0.380^*

   PICC

3 (8.57%)

3 (4%)

   Broviac^Ò

32 (91.43%)

72 (96%)

Number of CVC lumens

NA

   1

35 (100%)

74 (98.67%)

   2

0 (0%)

1 (1.33%)

TPN administered through central line

0.537^*

   No

1 (2.86%)

1 (1.33%)

   Yes

34 (97.14%)

74 (98.57%)

Additional enteral nutrition

0.999^*

   No

1 (2.86%)

3 (4.00%)

   Yes

34 (97.14%)

72 (96%)

G-tube or GJ tube present?

0.873^{^}

   No

7 (20%)

16 (21.33%)

   Yes

28 (80%)

59 (78.67%)

Any prior bacteremia

0.999^*

   No

2 (5.71%)

6 (8%)

   Yes

33 (94.29%)

69 (92%)

Fever measured prior to arrival

0.267^*

   No

1 (2.86%)

8 (10.67%)

   Yes

34 (97.14%)

67 (89.33%)

Height of fever at home

101.45 (± 0.93)

101.86 (± 1.06)

0.0642^**

Presence of upper respiratory symptoms

0.665^{^}

   No

19 (54.29%)

44 (58.67%)

   Yes

16 (45.71%)

31 (41.33%)

Triage/Initial temperature (C^o)

37.96 (± 0.98)

38.17 (± 1.04)

0.3107^**

Triage/Initial heart rate

147 (± 25.26)

152.28 (± 25.87)

0.3175^**

Triage/Initial respiratory rate

27.08 (± 5.30)

29.55 (± 9.71)

0.1634^**

Triage/Initial systolic blood pressure

110.81 (± 11.52)

111.82 (± 17.42)

0.7684^**

Triage/Initial diastolic blood pressure

68.48 (± 11.60)

66.39 (± 11.77)

0.4146^**

Triage/Initial pulse oximetry

98.8 (± 1.35)

98.34 (± 2.94)

0.3777^**

Total white blood cell count

7.3 (3.96 - 10.76)

6.66 (4.69 - 10.8)

0.613~

Total absolute neutrophil count

4.09 (2.44 - 6.97)

4.98 (2.9 - 7.35)

0.320~

CRP

3.9 (2 - 6.1)

4.3 (2.9 - 6.6)

Urine dip and/or micro obtained

0.551^{^}

   No

17 (48.57%)

41 (54.67%)

   Yes

18 (51.43%)

34 (45.33%)

Urine leukocyte esterase

0.155^{^}

   Negative

15 (42.86%)

28 (37.33%)

   Trace

0 (0%)

3 (4%)

   Small

0 (0%)

2 (2.67%)

   Moderate

-

-

   Large

-

-

   Unknown

3 (8.57%)

1 (1.33%)

Urine nitrite

0.178^*

   Negative

15 (42.86%)

32 (42.67%)

   Positive

0 (0%)

1 (1.33%)

   Unknown

3 (8.57%)

1 (1.33%)

Urine microscopy count

0.074^*

   0-3

5 (14.29%)

8 (10.67%)

   3-5

0 (0%)

2 (2.67%)

   5-10

3 (8.57%)

0 (0%)

   No micro obtained

10 (28.57%)

24 (32%)

Total fluid bolus given in ED (milliliters)

340 (0 - 624)

475 (80-800)

0.312~

Total fluid bolus/weight (kg)

20.08 (0 - 40.12)

29.20 (18.74 - 57.06)

0.137~

Total fluid bolus/weight (kg) category

   0 - 20

17 (48.57%)

29 (38.67%)

0.068^*

   > 20 - 40

9 (25.71%)

22 (29.33%)

   > 40 - 60

7 (20%)

7 (9.33%)

   > 60

2 (5.71%)

17 (22.67%)

Disposition

0.305^*

   Admit to floor

35 (100%)

71 (94.67%)

   Admit to NICU or PICU

0 (0%)

4 (5.33%)

Reason for ICU admission

NA

   Vasoactive meds needed

0 (0%)

3 (4%)

   Other

0 (0%)

1 (1.33%)

Discharge temp (C^o)

37.17 (± 0.77)

37.17 (± 0.69)

0.9585^**

Discharge heart rate

126.09 (± 20.02)

129.05 (± 21.34)

0.4901^**

Discharge respiratory rate

25.89 (± 5.41)

27.75 (± 8.04)

0.2166^**

Discharge systolic blood pressure

103.20 (± 9.36)

101.14 (± 12.85)

0.3978^**

Discharge diastolic blood pressure

66.83 (± 11.97)

61.86 (± 13.59)

0.0675^**

Discharge pulse oximetry

99.06 (± 1.20)

98.30 (± 5.53)

0.4396^**

Urine culture obtained

0.491^{^}

   No

20 (57.14%)

48 (64%)

   Yes

15 (42.86%)

27 (36%)

Platelets

186 (117 - 262)

146 (99 - 196)

0.043~