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. 2009 Nov;15(11):1805–1808. doi: 10.3201/eid1511.091157

Table 2. Final diagnosis of febrile travelers returning from tropical countries, Sweden, March 2005–March 2008*.

Final diagnosis Additional serologic analysis, n = 383, no. (%) patients Routine investigations only, n = 1,049, no. (%) patients p value
Fever of unknown etiology 91 (24) 372 (35) <0.0001
Influenza 34 (9) 38 (4) <0.001
Dengue fever 17 (4) 27 (3) NS
Rickettsial infection 17 (4) 15 (1) <0.001
Leptospirosis 4 (1) 3 (0.2) NS
Q fever 3 (0.7) 0 0.004
Chikungunya fever 1 0 NS

*NS, not significant.