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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of enrolled ADI cases

From: Prevalence of enteric infections among hospitalized patients in two referral hospitals in Ghana

Characteristic

Subgroups

Enrolled (N = 429)

Age group

31 days to <1 years

98 (22.8)

 

1 to <5 years

118 (27.5)

 

5 to <18 years

21 (4.9)

 

18 to <65 years

171 (39.9)

 

65 years+

21 (4.9)

 

Male

200 (46.6)

Sex

Female

221 (51.5)

 

Missing

8 (1.9)

 

Antibiotic use prior to admission

49 (11.4)

Antibiotic use

Antibiotic use prior to sample collection

338 (78.8)

Outcomea

Discharge

395 (96.6)

 

Death

12 (2.9%)

 

Unknown/missing

22 (5.4)

  1. Data is represented in N (%)
  2. aOutcome data available for 409 participants