Table 2. SMRU fever cohort women clinical features and complete blood count on admission.
| Murine Typhus n = 14 | Scrub Typhus n = 11 | P value | |
| Days fever, median | 3 [1–7] | 5 [1–10] | 0.113 |
| >3 days fever, n (%) | 4 (28.6) | 9 (63.6) | 0.116 |
| Temperature °C, median | 38.5 [38.0–39.9] | 38.3 [37.6–39.5] | 0.476 |
| BP systolic, mmHg | 100 [90–120] | 100 [80–110] | 0.501 |
| BP diastolic, mmHg | 63 [60–80] | 60 [60–80] | 0.561 |
| Headache, n (%) | 13 (92.3) | 11 (100.0) | 1.000 |
| Muscle pain, n (%) | 9 (64.3) | 8 (72.7) | 1.000 |
| Joint pain, n (%) | 7 (50.0) | 9 (81.9) | 0.208 |
| Anorexia, n (%) | 12 (85.7) | 9 (81.8) | 1.000 |
| Nausea/vomiting, n (%) | 5 (35.7) | 5 (45.5) | 0.697 |
| Dizziness, n (%) | 5 (50.0) | 8 (72.) | 0.414 |
| Eschar, n (%) | 0 | 2 (18.2) | 0.183 |
| Rash, n (%) | 0 | 2 (18.2) | 0.183 |
| Splenomegaly, n (%) | 2 (14.3) | 2 (18.2) | 1.000 |
| Hepatomegaly, n (%) | 4 (28.6) | 3 (27.3) | 1.000 |
| Complete blood count | |||
| Haematocrit %∧ | 31.2±5.2 [21.7–38.5] | 30.4±4.8 [24.2–37.9] | 0.679 |
| WBC count ×109/L∧ | 7.7±4.5 [3.5–18.9] | 8.0±3.1 [3.8–13.3] | 0.852 |
| Neutrophil %∧ | 79.7±7.0 [69.9–91.1] | 74.7±9.5 [55.1–89.2] | 0.217 |
| Lymphocyte/monocyte %∧ | 16.1±5.8 [7.5–26.3] | 19.7±8.0 [8.4–32.5] | 0.280 |
| Mixed %∧ | 4.2±2.4 [1.4–8.3] | 5.6±3.5 [2.4–12.4] | 0.340 |
| Platelet count ×109/L ∧ | 169±79 [58–280] | 108±50 [44–206] | 0.047 |
∧
mean±standard deviation [min-max].
WBC (and differential) and platelet count available for 10 and 11 women only.