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Table 4 annual incidence rates of serious infections, in the Yearly Contact Group, per 1000 children, from 1998–2002.

From: Serious infections in children: an incidence study in family practice

  

0–4 years (95% CI)

5–9 years (95% CI)

10–14 years (95% CI)

Total (95% CI)

Pneumonia

girls

19.0 (15.8 – 22.7)

10.2 (8.03 – 12.7)

4.0 (2.76 – 5.67)

10.5 (8.78 – 11.5)

 

boys

17.3 (14.2 – 22.1)

9.6 (7.64 – 12.0)

4.5 (3.21 – 6.18)

10.0 (8.46 – 11.0)

 

total

18.1 (15.8 – 20.5)

9.9 (8.06 – 11.1)

4.3 (3.34 – 5.40)

10.25 (9.18 – 11.0)

Pyelonephritis/pyelitis

girls

1.6 (0.75 – 2.91)

0.9 (0.371 – 1.90)

0.5 (0.014 – 1.28)

1.0 (0.59 – 1.47)

 

boys

1.0 (0.40 – 2.06)

0.2 (0.03 – 0.88)

0.2 (0.028 – 0.84)

0.4 (0.231 – 0.83)

 

total

1.3 (0.74 – 2.04)

0.6 (0.26 – 1.08)

0.4 (0.13 – 0.79)

0.7 (0.48 – 0.99)

Meningitis/Sepsis

girls

1.4 (0.65 – 2.71)

0.5 (0.015 – 1.35)

-

0.6 (0.32 – 1.02)

 

boys

1.3 (0.59 – 2.45)

1.3 (0.50 – 2.09)

0.1 (0.03 – 6.46)

0.8 (0.45 – 1.19)

 

total

1.4 (0.80 – 2.14)

1.1 (0.44 – 1.41)

0.06 (0.02 – 3.36)

0.7 (0.48 – 0.99)

Infection of the limbs

girls

0.2 (0.004 – 0.88)

0.4 (0.082 – 1.16)

0.4 (0.078 – 1.10)

0.3 (0.12 – 0.66)

 

boys

0.7 (0.23 – 1.67)

0.4 (0.076 – 1.07)

0.5 (0.13 – 1.19)

0.5 (0.26 – 0.88)

 

total

0.5 (0.17 – 0.98)

0.4 (0.14 – 0.83)

0.4 (0.17 – 0.87)

0.4 (0.25 – 0.65)

Total

girls

21.7 (17.2 – 26.2)

12.0 (9.67 – 14.8)

4.9 (3.48 – 6.69)

12.2 (10.5 – 13.4)

 

boys

20.3 (16.9 – 23.6)

11.4 (9.17 – 13.9)

5.2 (3.81 – 7.00)

11.7 (10.4 – 13.2)

 

total

21.1 (17.9 – 22.9)

11.7 (9.81 – 13.2)

5.1 (4.04 – 6.27)

12.0 (10.9 – 12.9)