Table 3. Symptoms among dengue groups at admission.

Variables	All patients (n=142)	Primary bacteraemia (n=22)	Controls (n=120)	P*
Symptoms	2.30±1.48	1.95±1.46	2.36±1.48	0.241
Fever	111 (78.2 %)	19 (86.4 %)	92 (76.7 %)	0.407
Anorexia	47 (33.1 %)	6 (27.3 %)	41 (34.2 %)	0.528
Abdominal pain	46 (32.4 %)	3 (13.6 %)	43 (35.8 %)	0.041
Gastrointestinal bleeding	45 (31.7 %)	8 (36.4 %)	37 (30.8 %)	0.608
Myalgia	25 (17.6 %)	3 (13.6 %)	22 (18.3 %)	0.766
Haematuria	26 (18.3 %)	2 (9.1 %)	24 (20.0 %)	0.368
Diarrhoea	13 (9.2 %)	1 (4.5 %)	12 (10.0 %)	0.692
Skin rashes	10 (7.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	10 (8.3 %)	0.361
Gum bleeding	3 (2.1 %)	1 (4.5 %)	2 (1.7 %)	0.399

Expressed as mean±sd or frequency (percentage).

*Comparison among dengue patients with and without primary bacteraemia.