Table 1.

Characteristics of 94 patients with prolonged fever of unknown origin.

Characteristics	All patients (n = 94)	Positive Mycobacterial Blood culture (n = 14)	Negative Mycobacterial Blood culture (n = 80)
Age, median (IQR)	33 (30-39)	31 (30-33)	34 (30-40)
Male sex	62 (66%)	11 (79%)	51 (64%)
Fever	94 (100%)	14 (100%)	80 (100%)
Cough	31 (33%)	4 (29%)	27 (34%)
Weight loss	33 (35%)	5 (36%)	28 (35%)
Fatigue	15 (16%)	5 (36%)	10 (13%)
HIV positive	70 (75%)	14 (100%)	56 (70%)
Hospitalization days Median (interquartile range)	13 (8-22)	16 (9-30)	12.5 (8-20)