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| Manual blood culture Era | Bactec blood culture Era |
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| Year | 2008-2012 | 2016-2020 |
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| Paediatric admissions | 8964 | 11,630 |
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| Cost in Naira/culture | N300-N500:00 | N5000:00 |
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| Blood cultures Performed | 5721 | 1077 |
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| Blood culture rate /Era | 63% | 9.2% |
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| Blood culture/admission | 0.6 | 0.09 |
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| Positive Blood cultures | 541 | 461 | p = 0.01 |
| Negative Blood cultures | 5207 | 616 |
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| Percent Positive | 9.7% | 42.8% |
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| Males positive | 293 (54.2%) p = 0.3 | 252 (54.6%) | p = 0.00 |
| Females positive | 248 (45.8%) | 209 (45.4%) |
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| Males negative | 2922 (56.4%) | 462 (64.7%) |
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| Females negative | 2258 (43.6%) | 252 (35.3%) |
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