Table 2.
Visit rates per 1000 total visits for 11 syndromes by data source, patient class, and data type, BioSense, January-December 2008.
| Syndrome | ED CC | ED FD | IP CC | IP FD | OP CC | OP FD | DoD FD | VA FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botulism-like | 2.9 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 17.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| Fever | 59.1 | 47.6 | 27.9 | 36.9 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 0.8 |
| Gastrointestinal | 144.0 | 136.2 | 61.3 | 77.1 | 39.6 | 43.8 | 22.8 | 9.6 |
| Hemorrhagic illness | 25.1 | 15.7 | 26.8 | 41.7 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 5.7 |
| Localized cutaneous lesion | 23.4 | 30.6 | 19.1 | 35.7 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| Lymphadenitis | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Neurological | 53.7 | 53.2 | 27.1 | 35.9 | 11.6 | 14.2 | 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Respiratory | 205.6 | 233.8 | 129.1 | 199.2 | 62.9 | 80.2 | 73.0 | 26.9 |
| Rash | 19.9 | 14.9 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 9.7 | 5.8 |
| Severe illness or death | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Specific infection | --* | 19.4 | --* | 31.6 | --* | 4.1 | 6.5 | 3.0 |
Abbreviations: CC, chief complaint; ED, hospital emergency department; FD, final diagnosis; DoD, Department of Defense; IP, hospital inpatient; OP, hospital outpatient; VA, Veterans Affairs.
*Chief complaints are not included in the specific infection syndrome.