Table 3.

Day of Notable Clinical Events for Fatal and Nonfatal Cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in 2 Tribal Communities in Eastern Arizona

Event	All Cases	Nonfatal	Fatal	P Value
Day of symptoms of first doctor visit	Day 2 (1–11)	Day 2 (1–11)	Day 2 (1–7)
Day of symptoms that RMSF was first mentioned in medical record	Day 3 (1–14)	Day 3 (1–14)	Day 7 (1–9)	.005
Day of symptoms that doxycycline was started	Day 3 (1–14)	Day 3 (1–14)	Day 7 (6–9)	.000
Duration between first mention and treatment	0 days (0–10)	0 days (0–10)	0 days (0–5)
Day of symptoms hospitalization occurred	Day 5 (1–11)	Day 4 (1–11)	Day 5 (1–9)
Day of symptoms first CBC was obtained	Day 3 (1–14)	Day 3 (1–14)	Day 5.5 (1–9)	.008
Day of symptoms sodium was first tested	Day 3 (1–12)	Day 3 (1–12)	Day 5 (1–9)	.017
Day of symptoms AST was first tested	Day 3 (1–14)	Day 3 (1–14)	Day 7 (1–9)	.006
Day of symptoms that death occurred	NA	NA	Day 9 (6–20)

Data are presented as median (range).

Abbreviations: AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CBC, complete blood count; NA, not applicable; RMSF, Rocky Mountain spotted fever.