Table 1.
Demographic data of febrile patients.
| SARS Patients∗ |
Non-SARS Patients† |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | No. | Percentage | RT-PCR,‡ No. (%) | Serology,§ No. (%) | No. | Percentage |
| Sex | ||||||
| Men | 35 | 44.3 | 124 | 56.4 | ||
| Women | 44 | 55.7 | 96 | 43.6 | ||
| Risk exposure | ||||||
| Travel∥ | 8 | 10.1 | 1/5 (20) | 3/3 (100) | 69 | 31.4 |
| Hospital | ||||||
| A | 33 | 41.8 | 6/20 (30) | 15/16 (94) | 47 | 21.4 |
| B | 4 | 5.1 | 1/2 (50) | 0/0 | 1 | 0.04 |
| C | 4 | 5.1 | 1/3 (33) | 2/2 (100) | 1 | 0.04 |
| D | 13 | 16.5 | 4/12 (33) | 11/11 (100) | 13 | 5.9 |
| Contact history¶ | 8 | 10.1 | 6/7 (86) | 3/3 (100) | 2 | 0.1 |
| None of risks listed | 9 | 11.4 | 4/8 (50) | 3/3 (100) | 87 | 39.5 |
RT-PCR, Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction.
∗
Mean age: 44.6 y (IQR 30–53 y).
†
Mean age: 37.8 y (IQR 26–47 y).
‡
RT-PCR: the results mean positive numbers in total check.
§
Seroconversion of SARS coronavirus by immunofluorescence assay.
∥
Travel means returning from infected areas.
¶
Contact history with probable SARS cases.