Table 2.
Clinical characteristics and medical care timelines for patients with confirmed H7N9 infection in China from early 2013 to February 10, 2014.
| Variables | Confirmed H7N9 casesa | |||
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Internet-based data (up to Dec 1, 2013) |
Li’s report (up to Dec 1, 2013) |
Most updated Internet-based data (up to Feb 10, 2014) |
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| Clinical outcome, n/N (%) |
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Hospitalization | 118/132 (89.4) | 137/139 (98.7) | 209/223 (93.7) |
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ICU admission | 30/56 (53.6) | 65/103 (63.1) | 33/61 (54.1) |
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ARDSb | 14/18 (77.8) | 48/83 (57.8) | 16/23 (69.7) |
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Death | 45d/138 (32.6) | 47/139 (33.8) | 71/327 (21.7) |
| Time from onset to first medical care-days |
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Number of cases | 53 | 137 | 71 |
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Median (IQRc) | 3.0 (1.0-5.0) | 1.0 (0-3.0) | 4.0 (1.0-6.0) |
| Time from onset to hospitalization-days |
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Number of cases | 41 | 137 | 55 |
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Median (IQR) | 5.0 (3.0-6.5) | 4.0 (3.0-6.0) | 5.0 (3.0-6.0) |
| Time from onset to ICU admission-days |
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Number of cases | 4 | 103 | 6 |
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Median (IQR) | 7.5 (5.5-10.3) | 7.0 (5.0-9.0) | 6.5 (4.8-8.8) |
| Time from onset to development of ARDS-days |
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Number of cases | 3 | 83 | 3 |
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Median (IQR) | 6.0 (NE)e | 7.0 (5.0-9.0) | 6.0 (NE)e |
| Time from onset to death-days |
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Number of cases | 25 | 47 | 34 |
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Median (IQR) | 17.0 (10.5-22.5) | 21.0 (12.5-36.0) | 16.5 (9.5-22.0) |
aUnless stated otherwise, data in the table provided are the number of patients with a certain characteristic, the total number of patients having data on that characteristic, and the corresponding percentage.
bARDS: respiratory distress syndrome
cIQR: interquartile range
dThis number from aggregate data on the website of National Health and Family Planning Commission. If we use individual data, only 33 deaths were found, with a case fatality rate of 23.9%.
eNE: not estimable