Table 2 Diagnosis, treatment and outcome of 12 children admitted to hospital during the 14 days of follow-up.
Age (months) | Diagnosis or clinical syndrome | RDT result | Blood slide result | Treatment | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 m | Acute diarrhoea | Negative | Negative | Quinine and gentamycin | Discharged well |
7 m | Acute diarrhoea | Negative | Negative | IV rehydration | Discharged well |
22 m | Acute diarrhoea | Negative | Negative | IV rehydration | Discharged well |
8 m | Suspected pneumonia | Negative | Negative | Cotrimoxazole | Discharged well |
12 m* | Clinical diagnosis of malaria | Negative | Not available | Quinine | Discharged well |
8 m | Acute diarrhoea | Negative | Not available | IV rehydration | Discharged well |
7 m | Febrile convulsion | Not done | Not available | Paracetamol | Discharged well |
24 m* | Fever and vomiting | Not done | Not available | Quinine | Discharged well |
18 m* | Fever and vomiting | Not done | Not available | Quinine | Discharged well |
29 m | Fever, convulsion, prostration | Positive | Not available | Quinine | Discharged well |
18 m* | Suspected dysentery | Negative | Negative | IV rehydration | Discharged well |
18 m | Pneumonia | Not done | Negative | Amoxycillin | Discharged well |