TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Characteristic | Value for:
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Children | Adults | |
| No. of patients (no. of males/no. of females) | 174 (94/80) | 121 (56/65) |
| Age, yr (range)a | 4.8 (0.3-15.0) | 48.0 (18.5-81.9) |
| No. (%) of patients hospitalized | 112 (64.6) | 62 (51.2) |
| Duration of hospitalization, days (range)a | 5 (2-11) | 12 (2-205) |
| Duration of fever, days (range)a | 2 (1-21) | 3 (1-36) |
| Interval between fever onset and testing, days (range)a | 2 (1-13) | 4 (1-27) |
a
Differences were considered statistically significant at a P of <0.05.