Table 1. Diagnoses reported for callers by recorded body temperature, Taipei SARS fever hotline, June 1–10, 2003 (n = 1,966)a.
| Body temperature | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis or
syndrome |
Fever ≥38°C
n (%) |
No fever
n (%) |
Unknown/unrecorded |
| Possible SARS |
5 (1.3) |
2 (0.3) |
11 (1.2) |
| Respiratory |
65 (17.2) |
99 (15.6) |
40 (4.2) |
| Dermatologic |
0 (0) |
1 (0.2) |
3 (0.3) |
| Head-relatedb |
6 (1.6) |
10 (1.6) |
2 (0.2) |
| Gastrointestinal |
21 (5.6) |
47 (7.4) |
14 (1.5) |
| Genitourinary |
7 (1.9) |
8 (1.3) |
4 (0.4) |
| Other |
27 (7.1) |
31 (4.9) |
50 (5.2) |
| Unknown/missing |
247 (65.3) |
436 (68.8) |
830 (87.0) |
| Total | 378 | 634 | 954 |
aSARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome. bIncludes neurologic.