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Table 3 Interaction between malaria and others pathogens studied

From: Treatable causes of fever among children under five years in a seasonal malaria transmission area in Burkina Faso

 

Malaria microscopy positive (340)

n (%)

Malaria microscopy negative (344)

n (%)

Other infections

154 (45.29)

182 (52.91)

Probable cause of fever (BSI, vGII, UTI)

11 (3.23)

62 (18.02)

No probable causes of fever (pGII, bGII, CBPN)

143 (42.05)

136 (39.53)

bBSI

6 (1.76)

35 (10.17)

GII (all)

90 (26.47)

103 (29.94)

pGII

77 (22.64)

66 (19.18)

bGII

17 (5.0)

23 (6.69)

vGII

3 (0.88)

22 (6.40)

CBPN

75 (22.05)

78 (22.67)

UTI

3 (0.88)

7 (2.03)

  1. bBSI bacterial bloodstream infection, GII Gastro-intestinal infection, pGII parasitic gastro-intestinal infection, bGII bacterial gastro-intestinal infection, vGII viral gastro-intestinal infection, UTI Urinary tract infection, CBPN Common bacterial pathogens of nasopharynx