Table 1. Patient characteristics of leptospirosis patients separated according to available data*.
| Characteristic | Hospitalized and outpatients | Hospitalized patients | Hospitalized patients | Hospitalized and outpatients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All laboratory confirmed patients | Days of acute illness known | Health status after discharge known; Complaints by Passive Case Finding Group | Eligible questionnaires; Persistent Complaints by Active Case finding Group | ||
| period | 1985-2010 | 1985-2010 | 1985-2010 | 1985-1993 | |
| n | 829 | 369 | 236 | 225 | |
| Male† | 764 (92.3) | 332 (90.5) | 213 (90.6) | 214 (95.5) | |
| Age - median (25th and 75th percentile) | 38 (26-52) | 38 (25-51) | 37 (25-50) | 38 (27-51) | |
| Antibiotic treatment ** | 653 (86.0) | 327 (89.1) | 205 (86.9) | 171 (83.8) | |
| Hospital admission# | 570 (78.9) | 368 (100) | 236 (100) | 129 (73.7) | |
| Deceased no. (%)## | 19 (2.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dialysis on hospitalized patients†† | 79 (16.1) | 46 (12.7) | 24 (10.2) | 20 (17.9) | |
| ICU admission*** | 106 (21.3) | 52 (14.5) | 31 (13.4) | 11 (10.3) | |
| Serogroup known | 676 | 298 | 192 | 205 | |
| Missing | 153 | 71 | 44 | 20 | |
| Icterohaemorrhagiae | 312 (46.4) | 154 (51.7) | 92 (47.9) | 84 (41.0) | |
| Grippotyphosa | 114 (16.9) | 57 (19.1) | 39 (20.3) | 33 (16.1) | |
| Sejroe | 110 (16.3) | 18 (6.0) | 8 (4.2) | 67 (32.7) | |
| Pomona | 56 (8.3) | 28 (9.4) | 18 (9.4) | 14 (6.8) | |
| Other serogroups | 84 (12.4) | 41 (13.8) | 35 (18.2) | 7 (3.4) | |
| Post-leptospirosis complaints | |||||
| Occurrence CPC | NA | NA | 108 (45.8%) | NA | |
| Occurrence PCAC00 | NA | NA | NA | 68 (30.2%) | |
| Extreme fatigue | NA | NA | NA | 44 (67.7%) | |
| Myalgia | NA | NA | NA | 13 (20.0%) | |
| Malaise | NA | NA | NA | 11 (16.9%) | |
| Headaches | NA | NA | NA | 10 (15.4) | |
| ‘Hampered’ physical condition | NA | NA | NA | 10 (15.4%) | |
| Joint complaints | NA | NA | NA | 6 (9.2%) | |
| Disability to work | NA | NA | NA | 9 (13.8%) | |
| Others | NA | NA | NA | 27 (41.5%) | |
| Acute injuries | |||||
| Period | 1985-1993 | 1985-1993 | 1985-1993 | 1985-1993 | |
| n | 332 | 125 | 62 | 225 | |
| ARI | Yes | 165 (61.8) | 95 (78.5) | 49 (83.1) | 111 (59.7) |
| No | 102 (38.2) | 26 (21.5) | 10 (16.9) | 75 (40.3) | |
| Missing | 65 | 4 | 3 | 39 | |
| Haemorrhage | Yes | 62 (31.0) | 36 (38.7) | 19 (38.0) | 43 (29.9) |
| No | 138 (69.0) | 57 (61.3) | 31 (62.0) | 101 (70.1) | |
| Missing | 132 | 32 | 12 | 81 | |
| Liver injury | Yes | 184 (80.7) | 91 (81.3) | 46 (80.7) | 128 (79.5) |
| No | 44 (19.3) | 21 (18.8) | 11 (19.3) | 33 (20.5) | |
| Missing | 104 | 13 | 5 | 64 | |
| ALI | Yes | 27 (19.7) | 15 (14.2) | 7 (13.7) | 15 (16.1) |
| No | 110 (80.3) | 91 (85.8) | 44 (86.3) | 78 (83.9) | |
| Missing | 195 | 19 | 11 | 132 | |
NA Is Not Applicable
Values are no. (%) unless otherwise indicated
†
Sex was registered for 828 patients
**
Data on antibiotic treatment available from respectively 759/829, 367/368, 236/236 and 204/225 patients
Data on hospital admission available from respectively 722/829, 368/368, 236/236 and 175/225 patients
##
18 Patients died in the hospital, 1 patient is unknown
††
Data on dialysis on hospitalized patients available from respectively 491/570, 361/368, 235/236 and 112/129 patients
***
Data on ICU admission on hospitalized patients available from respectively 497/570, 359/368, 231/236 and 107/122 patients
00 Symptoms for PCAC available for 65 cases