Table 2. Estimates of dengue overall multiplier for inpatients in Puerto Rico: 2005 to 2010a.
| Year | MA sub-model: all hospitalized suspect dengue patientsb | DO sub-model: definitively recorded hospitalized dengue patientsb | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Std Dev | 2.5th percentile | 97.5th percentile | Mean | Std Dev | 2.5th percentile | 97.5th percentile | |
| 2005 | 6.64 | 1.77 | 3.74 | 9.63 | 6.32 | 1.73 | 3.49 | 9.42 |
| 2006 | 8.63 | 2.35 | 4.77 | 12.73 | 7.86 | 2.32 | 4.07 | 12.29 |
| 2007 | 7.04 | 1.89 | 3.95 | 10.34 | 6.48 | 1.87 | 3.39 | 10.07 |
| 2008 | 8.66 | 2.35 | 4.80 | 12.76 | 7.85 | 2.35 | 3.98 | 12.45 |
| 2009 | 5.87 | 1.57 | 3.30 | 8.56 | 5.48 | 1.54 | 2.97 | 8.36 |
| 2010 | 5.25 | 1.40 | 2.96 | 7.62 | 5.01 | 1.37 | 2.78 | 7.44 |
a: Calculated, for inpatient only, using data from 2009 and 2010. See main text and Supplementary Material Table A3.
b: MA sub-model = “Medically Attended (MA),” which includes all patients who either had a completed Dengue Case Information Form (DCIF), or had some indication in their medical records (such as specimens sent to a laboratory for dengue testing) as potentially having a clinical case of dengue. In the second sub-model, labeled “DCIF Only (DO),” we included only those patients (in or out) definitively recorded as potential dengue case on a DCIF. See text for further details.