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Table 3 Frequency distribution of blood and sputum culture in infants with community acquired pneumonia

From: Diagnostic and predictive value of Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (RISC) scoring system in community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective cross sectional study

 

Number of patients

Percent (%)

Blood culture

 No growth

57

38

 E. coli

1

0.67

 Not done

92

61.33

Sputum culture

 No growth

114

76

 E. coli

1

0.67

 Pneumococci

1

0.67

 Staph aureus

3

2

 Not done

31

20.66