Table 1. Prevalence of pneumococcus in isolates and cultures

Culture Isolation
Positive N (%) Negative N (%) p-value Positive N (%) Negative N (%) p-value
Hospital
  DN 29/120 (24.2) 91/120 (75.8) 0.498 29/45 (64.4) 16/45 (35.6) 0.366
  QN1 22/120 (18.3) 98/120 (81.7) 22/43 (51.2) 21/43 (48.8)
  QN2 28/120 (23.3) 92/120 (76.7) 28/44 (63.5) 16/44 (36.4)
Age group in months
  2-23 47/224 (21.0) 177/224 (79.0) 0.571 47/77 (61.0) 30/77 (39.0) 0.741
  (24-60) 32/136 (23.5) 104/136 (76.5) 32/55 (58.2) 23/55 (41.8)
Gender
  Males 53/220 (24.1) 167//220 (75.9) 0.217 53/88 (60.2) 35/88 (39.8) 0.900
  Females 26/140 (18.6) 114/140 (81.4) 26/44 (59.1) 18/44 (40.9)
Da Nang Hospital for Woman and Children (DN), Quang Nam Children’s Hospital (QN1), Pediatrics Department of General Hospital at Northern Mountain of Quang Nam (QN2)