Detailed description of the diagnosis of the treated infections
| Diagnosis, n (%) | All, N=366 | Female, n=162 | Male, n=204 |
| Respiratory tract infection | 121 (33) | 56 (35) | 65 (32) |
| Pneumonia | 82 (22) | 36 (22) | 46 (23) |
| Viral pneumonia | 9 (2) | 7 (4.3) | 2 (1) |
| HAP | 7 (2) | 1 (0.6) | 6 (2.9) |
| CAP | 66 (18) | 28 (17) | 38 (19) |
| URTI | 8 (2) | 5 (3) | 3 (1) |
| COPD exacerbation | 4 (1) | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1) |
| Cough | 4 (1) | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1) |
| Bronchiectasis exacerbation | 3 (1) | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.5) |
| Cystic fibrosis exacerbation | 1 (0.3) | – | 1 (0.5) |
| LRTI | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.6) | – |
| Unspecified/chest infection | 18 (5) | 8 (5) | 10 (5) |
| Sepsis | 55 (15) | 25 (15) | 30 (15) |
| MDR Acinetobacter infection | 13 (4) | 7 (4) | 6 (3) |
| Cellulitis | 24 (7) | 3 (2) | 21 (10) |
| Febrile neutropaenia | 18 (5) | 11 (6.8) | 7 (3.4) |
| VOC/SCD | 15 (4) | 7 (4.3) | 8 (3.9) |
| ACS/SCD | 16 (4) | 8 (4.9) | 8 (3.9) |
| Fever/fever of unknown origin | 15 (4) | 8 (4.9) | 7 (3.4) |
| Meningitis | 5 (1) | 3 (1.9) | 2 (1) |
| UTI | 25 (7) | 15 (9.3) | 10 (4.9) |
| Skin infections | 6 (2) | 5 (3.1) | 1 (0.5) |
| Gastrointestinal infection | 21 (6) | 6 (3.7) | 15 (7.4) |
| Gastric ulcer perforation/bleeding | 6 (2) | 1 (0.6) | 5 (2.5) |
| Diarrhoea | 4 (1) | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.4) |
| Ascites/ascetic tapping | 4 (1) | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1) |
| Pancreatitis | 3 (1) | – | 3 (1) |
| Cholecystitis | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.5) |
| Helicobacter pylori infection | 1 (0.3) | – | 1 (0.5) |
| Peritonitis | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.6) | – |
| Others | 6 (2) | 1 (0.6) | 5 (2.5) |
| Osteomyelitis | 2 (0.5) | – | 2 (1) |
| Pleural effusion/pleural aspirate | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1) |
| Fasciitis | 1 (0.3) | – | 1 (0.5) |
| No documented diagnosis | 39 (11) | 14 (9) | 25 (12) |
ACS, acute chest syndrome; CAP, community-acquired pneumonia; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HAP, hospital-acquired pneumonia; LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection; MDR, multidrug resistant; n, number of patients; SCD, sickle cell disease; URTI, upper respiratory tract infection; UTI, urinary tract infection; VOC, vaso-occlusive crisis.
Percentage might not add up to 100% due to rounding off.