Summary of eligible diagnostic tests and confirmed cases found according to region and age in all eligible studies, 1980–2013.

<p>* <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> was tested by both blood culture and urine antigen testing, table number of patients tested using each method from each geographical region and positive results from each.</p><p>† Non-typhoidal <i>Salmonella</i> and Typhoidal <i>Salmonella</i> were not consistently described to species level, thus total reported number for each group was greater than sum of species. <i>Brucella</i> spp was tested by both blood culture and serological methods, table number of patients tested using each method from each geographical region and positive results from each.</p><p>‡ Yeasts (<i>Cryptococcus</i> spp, <i>Histoplasma</i> spp) were tested by both blood culture and antigen testing, table number of patients tested using each method from each geographical region and positive results from each.</p><p>** <i>Rickettsia</i> spp were not consistently described to species level, one study from South East Asia testing for typhus group rickettsiosis reported 11 unspecified <i>Rickettsia</i> spp. were identifie</p><p>Summary of eligible diagnostic tests and confirmed cases found according to region and age in all eligible studies, 1980–2013.