Table 1.
Case ID | Age (years) | Sex | Risk factors and exposure history | DPO first presentation | DPO first received antibiotics | DPO first received steroids | DPO of death | DPO dengue/leptospirosis diagnostic test ordered | Cause of death† |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1* | 42 | M | Hypertension; recently incarcerated | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | NA/4 | Leptospirosis |
2 | 22 | M | Asthma, smoker, alcohol abuse | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3/7 | Cardiorespiratory arrest |
3 | 64 | M | Smoker; exposure to animals, cleaned roof gutters with skin abrasion on finger | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2/2 | Septic shock |
4 | 67 | M | Diabetes, hypertension;farmer, exposure to animals | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5/5 | Multiple organ failure; acute viral syndrome |
A detailed description of the clinical course of Case 1 can be found in Reference 25.
As listed on the death certificate; if a death certificate was not available, discharge diagnosis was used instead
DPO = day post-illness onset; M = male; NA = not applicable.