| RDT-Positive, n = 158 | RDT-Negative, n = 807 | p* |
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Age in months, median(mean) | 26 (28) | 16 (20) | < 0.001 |
Days ill, median(mean) | 3 (3.8) | 3 (3.3) | 0.002 |
Haemoglobin g/dl, median(mean) | 9.7 (9.6) | 10.5 (10.4) | < 0.001 |
Resp. rate/min, median (mean) | 48 (46.3) | 48 (47.4) | 0.16 |
WHO criteria of pneumonia, n (%)†| 48 (30.4%) | 417 (51.6%) | < 0.001 |
Diarrhoea or vomiting, n (%) | 40 (25.3%) | 155 (19.2%) | 0.079 |
Axillary temperature, °C, median(mean) | 38.1 (38.1) | 37.4 (37.5) | < 0.001 |
Blood lactate, mmol/L, median(mean) | 2.2 (2.5) | 1.8 (2.0) | < 0.001 |