Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with invasive non-typhoidal Salmonellosis in Nakhon Phanom and Sa Kaeo provinces, 2006–2014.
| Nakhon Phanom (n = 211) n (%) |
Sa Kaeo (n = 314) n (%) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | 0.001 | ||
| < 5 | 16 (7.6) | 45 (14.3) | 0.115 |
| 5–19 | 11 (5.2) | 17 (5.4) | 1 |
| 20–34 | 34 (16.1) | 53 (16.9) | Ref |
| 35–49 | 45 (21.3) | 100 (31.8) | 0.252 |
| 50–64 | 55 (26.1) | 46 (14.6) | 0.041 |
| > 65 | 50 (23.7) | 53 (16.9) | 0.241 |
| Sex (n = 248) | 0.601 | ||
| Male | 61 (61.0) | 85 (57.4) | |
| Female | 39 (39.0) | 63 (42.6) | |
| Outcome (n = 334)a | <0.001 | ||
| Complete recovery | 8 (4.4) | 50 (32. 7) | Ref |
| Improved | 126 (69.6) | 59 (38.6) | <0.001 |
| Not improved | 29 (16.0) | 19 (12.4) | <0.001 |
| Death | 18 (9.9) | 25 (16.3) | 0.002 |
| Discharge diagnosis (n = 252) | <0.001 | ||
| Tuberculosis | 2 (2.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0.653 |
| HIV and opportunistic infections | 14 (13.7) | 83 (55.3) | <0.001 |
| Lower Respiratory Tract Infection | 18 (17.6) | 20 (13.3) | 0.811 |
| Upper Respiratory Tract Infection | 2 (2.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0.653 |
| Fever | 6 (5.9) | 8 (5.3) | 0.749 |
| Septicemia | 17 (16.7) | 15 (10.0) | Ref |
| Other | 43 (42.2) | 22 (14.7) | 0.268 |
Chi-squared or Fisher exact testing
a. Outcome data was derived from several variables in the surveillance database, including “outcome”, “discharge status” and “discharge type”. If the patient was discharged with consent the patient was classified as improved; if discharge was against advice, the patient was recorded as not improved.