Table 1. Characteristics of 98 patients with tick-borne relapsing fever, Spain*.
| Variable | Value |
|
|---|---|---|
| Median age, y (IQR) |
29 (17–46) |
|
| Sex | ||
| M | 55 (56.1) | |
| F |
43 (43.9) |
|
| Town of residence | ||
| Osuna | 40 (40.8) | |
| Ecija | 20 (20.4) | |
| Other |
38 (38.8) |
|
| Risk activities | ||
| Farming | 15 (15.3) | |
| Hiking | 10 (10.2) | |
| Hunting |
3 (3.1) |
|
| Contact with rodents | 13 (13.3) | |
| Tick bite | 17 (17.3) | |
| JHR, n = 79 | 8 (10.1) | |
| Median time before diagnosis, d (IQR) | 3 (2–5) | |
| Hospitalized | 56 (57.1) | |
| Median length of hospital admission, d (IQR) |
5 (4–6) |
|
| Antimicrobial drug treatment | ||
| Tetracycline | 79 (80.6) | |
| Macrolides | 18 (18.4) | |
| Cephalosporin | 9 (9.2) | |
| Penicillin G |
2 (2) |
|
| Duration of antimicrobial therapy, d (IQR) | 10 (7–14) | |
| Death |
0 |
|
| *Values are no. (%) except as indicated. IQR, interquartile range; JHR, Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction. †Except where noted. | ||