Table 1 Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of study population
Characteristics | N=583 (%) |
|---|---|
Age, median (p25-p75) | 45 (31–58) |
Male sex | 365 (62.6) |
Geography of residence | |
 Flatland | 444 (76.2) |
 Mountain | 69 (11.8) |
 Coastal area | 70 (12.0) |
Place of residence | |
 Urban | 180 (30.9) |
 Rural | 403 (69.1) |
Exposure to animals, pig | 15 (2.6) |
Immunocompromised state | |
 Diabetes | 40 (6.9) |
 Cirrhosis | 13 (2.2) |
 Cancer | 6 (1.0) |
 HIV | 37 (6.4) |
Antibiotic use before hospitalization | 155 (26.6) |
Referred from other hospitals | 386 (66.2) |
Fever (>38°C) | 224 (38.8) |
Duration of fever at admission, <7 days | 412 (70.7) |
Headache | 494 (84.7) |
History of convulsion | 38 (6.5) |
History of loss of consciousness | 221 (37.9) |
Neck stiffness | 224 (38.4) |
Rash | 70 (12.0) |
Hypoxemia | 34 (5.8) |
Hypotension | 4 (0.7) |
Hepatomegaly | 63 (10.8) |
Splenomegaly | 10 (1.7) |
Glasgow Coma Scale | |
 8 to 14 | 171 (29.6) |
 <8 | 14 (2.4) |
Outcomes | |
 Not recovered-discharged to home | 89 (15.3) |
 Death at hospital | 2 (0.3) |