Table 5.
n | % | Prevalence7a
(n = 81,327) % |
p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Immunosuppression | ||||
Azathioprine | 166 | 51.8 | ||
Cyclosporine | 166 | 27.1 | ||
MMF | 166 | 43.4 | ||
Steroid | 166 | 98.8 | ||
Tacrolimus | 166 | 25.9 | ||
Symptoms and Signs | ||||
Fever at presentation | 162 | 86.4 | 98.8 | 0.006 |
Myalgia | 159 | 47.0 | 92.4 | <0.001 |
Arthlagia | 39 | 20.2 | 76.4 | <0.001 |
New bleeding complications | 127 | 14.9 | 10.2 | 0.147 |
Headache | 133 | 34.6 | 95.8 | <0.001 |
Diarrhea | 13 | 15.3 | 0.122 | |
Pleural effusions | 115 | 17.4 | 2.2 | <0.001 |
Ascites | 23 | 34.8 | 1.1 | 0.003 |
Laboratory findings | ||||
Thrombocytopenia | 127 | 93.7 | ||
Leucopenia | 133 | 66.9 | ||
LFT abnormalities | 39 | 71.8 | ||
Graft dysfunction | 141 | 58.9 | ||
Severity of disease | ||||
DHF / DSS | 168 | 16.0 | 3.7 | <0.001 |
Confirmation of disease | ||||
IgM | 168 | 87.5 | ||
RT PCR / NS1 | 168 | 13.7 | ||
Outcome | ||||
Alive with a functioning graft | 168 | 84.5 | ||
Graft failure | 168 | 6.5 | ||
Death | 168 | 8.9 | 0.062 b | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: LFT liver function tests, RT PCR reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, NS1 non specific antigen 1
aPrevalence of non-transplant population given by Casali CG et al. [14]
bFrequency of DHF given in Casali et al. is 3.7%. The mortality of DHF is 3.21% while that of DF is 0.026%. The combined mortality calculated as 0.062%