Volume 6, Number 2—April 2000
Research
Haemophilus influenzae Type B and Streptococcus pneumoniae as Causes of Pneumonia among Children in Beijing, China
Table 2
Association of nasopharyngeal colonization with Hib,and Streptococcus pneumoniae and radiographically confirmed pneumonia, Beijing, China
Pneumonia defined by: | |||||||||||
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Controls (N=214) | Radiologist’s reading (N=96) | Pediatrician’s reading (N=32) | |||||||||
No. pos. (%) | No. pos. (%) | O.R. | 95% C.I. | Adj.* O.R. | 95% C.I. | No. pos. (%) | O.R. | 95% C.I. | Adj.* O.R. | 95% C.I. | |
Hib | 4 (1.9) | 7 (7.3) | 4.23 | 1.20 , | 4.12 | 1.01 , | 3 (9.4) | 5.77 | 1.21 , | 9.62 | 1.73 , |
14.86 | 16.80 | 27.59 | 53.40 | ||||||||
S.pneumoniae | 83 (38.8) | 42 (43.8) | 1.22 | 0.75 , | 1.84 | 1.03 , | 16 (50.0) | 1.52 | 0.72 , | 3.03 | 1.20 , |
1.99 | 3.29 | 3.23 | 7.64 |
*Odds ratio adjusted for the following potential confounding factors: antecedent antibiotic use, recent day-care attendance, and other children in the household.