| |
CRP in all children (n = 1730)
|
CRP only in children at clinical risk (n = 1417)
|
Odds ratio adjusted for age and clustering
|
|---|
|
n
|
%
|
n
|
%
|
AOR
|
(95 % CI)
|
|---|
|
CRP tested
|
1730
|
100 %
|
285
|
20.1 %
|
–
|
|
Referred to hospital
|
50
|
2.9 %
|
30
|
2.1 %
|
0.61
|
(0.31–1.21)
|
|
Serious infection
|
7
|
0.40 %
|
4
|
0.28 %
|
0.61
|
(0.15–2.39)
|
|
Not CRP tested
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
–
|
|
Referred immediately
|
2
|
0.16 %
|
2
|
0.14 %
|
1.16
|
(0.16–8.41)
|
|
Delayed admission
|
5
|
0.29 %
|
2
|
0.14 %
|
0.43
|
(0.07–2.53)
|
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AOR adjusted odds ratios, CRP point-of-care CRP testing, 95 % CI 95 % confidence intervals
