Throat Swab Culture Positivity and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles in Children 2–5 Years of Age Suspected of Bacterial Tonsillitis at Hargeisa Group of Hospitals, Somaliland: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Bacterial throat culture positivity and clinical profiles of children with suspicion of bacterial tonsillitis at Hargeisa Group of Hospital.

Variables	Culture results			COR (95% CI)	value
	Total	Positive	Negative
	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
History of tonsillitis
Yes	172 (46)	95 (55.2)	77 (44.8)	8.72 (5.22–14.63)	<0.001
No	202 (54)	25 (12.4)	177 (87.6)
Number of previous tonsillitis
None	202 (54)	26 (12.9)	176 (87.1)
One	15 (4)	9 (60)	6 (40)	8 (4.63–13.82)	<0.001
Two	24 (6.4)	14 (58.3)	10 (41.7)	1.38 (0.44–4.35)	0.58
Three	13 (3.5)	6 (46.2)	7 (58.3)	0.84 (0.35–2.1)	0.71
≥Four	120 (32.1)	65 (54.2)	55 (45.8)	0.79 (0.26–2.35)	0.67
Type of tonsillitis
Acute	202 (54)	25 (12.4)	177 (87.6)
Chronic	52 (13.9)	30 (57.7)	22 (42.3)	0.11 (0.68–0.19)	<0.001
Recurrent	120 (32.1)	65 (54.2)	55 (45.8)
Weight loss
Yes	143 (38.2)	67 (38.2)	76 (46.9)	2.96 (1.89–4.64)	<0.001
No	231 (61.8)	53 (61.8)	178 (22.9)
	374 (100)	120 (32.1)	254 (67.9)
Tonsillar structural change
Yes	52 (13.9)	30 (57.7)	22 (42.3)	3.52 (1.93–6.42)	<0.001
No	322 (86.1)	90 (28)	232 (72)
	374 (100)	120 (32.1)	254 (67.9)
Body temperature
37°C	42 (11.2)	12 (28.6)	30 (71.4)	1.21 (0.59)	0.61
≥38°C	332 (88.8)	108 (32.5)	224 (67.5)	1.21 (0.59)
	374 (100)	120 (32.1)	254 (67.9)
Sore throat
Yes	343 (91.7)	111 (32.4)	232 (63.6)	0.86 (0.38–1.92)	0.704
No	31 (8.3)	9 (29)	22 (71)
	374 (100)	120 (32.1)	254 (67.9)
Swollen tonsillitis
Yes	367 (98.1)	119 (32.4)	248 (67.6)	0.35 (0.04–2.92)	0.308
No	7 (1.9)	1 (14.3)	6 (85.7)
Headache
Yes	105 (28.1)	33 (31.4)	72 (68.6)	1.04 (0.64–1.69)	0.865
No	269 (71.9)	87 (32.3)	182 (67.7)
Swollen lymph nodes
Yes	151 (40.4)	53 (35.1)	98 (64.9)	1.26 (0.81–1.96)	0.304
No	223 (59.6)	67 (30)	156 (70)
White exudates
Yes	69 (18.4)	19 (27.5)	50 (72.5)	0.77 (0.43–1.37)	0.370
No	305 (81.6)	101 (33.1)	204 (66.9)
Difficulty of swallowing
Yes	147 (39.3)	27 (18.4)	120 (81.6)	0.33 (0.19–0.53)	<0.001
No	227 (60.7)	93 (41)	134 (59)
Total	374 (100)	120 (32.1)	254 (67.9)