Blood culture results (%) in HIV-seropositive and seronegative children taken during resuscitation
| Culture results | HIV seropositive | HIV seronegative | HIV status unknown | Total |
| Pathogens | 42 (27.6) | 50 (11.8) | 1 (14.2) | 93 (16) |
| Contaminants | 35 (23) | 84 (19.8) | 3 (42.9) | 122 (20.9) |
| No growth on culture | 69 (45.4) | 255 (60.1) | 3 (42.9) | 327 (56.1) |
| Culture not done | 6 (4) | 35 (8.3) | 0 | 41 (7) |
| Total | 152 | 424 | 7 | 583 |