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Table 3 Frequency of Clinical Symptoms on Admission

From: The changing pattern of human brucellosis: clinical manifestations, epidemiology, and treatment outcomes over three decades in Georgia

Symptom*

Acute

N (%)

Relapsed

N (%)

Latent

N (%)

Chronic

N (%)

Total

N (%)

Fever

129 (82.2)

31 (70.5)

41 (66.1)

3 (30.0%)

204 (74.7)

Sweats

112 (71.3)

24 (54.5)

35 (56.6)

4 (40.0)

175 (64.1)

Rigors

20 (12.8)

6 (13.6)

5 (8.1)

1 (10.0)

32 (11.8)

Malaise

81 (51.6)

19 (43.2)

29 (46.8)

1 (10.0)

130 (47.6)

Fatigue

63 (40.1)

9 (20.5)

16 (25.8)

1 (10.0)

89 (32.6)

Aches

28 (18.2)

17 (40.5)

20 (32.3)

2 (20.0)

67 (25.0)

Arthralgia

138 (87.9)

37 (84.1)

55 (88.7)

9 (90.0)

239 (87.5)

Arthritis

20 (12.7)

5 (11.4)

7 (11.3)

1 (10.0)

33 (12.1)

Myalgia

17 (10.8)

5 (11.4)

3 (4.8)

1 (10.0)

26 (9.5)

Bursitis

1 (0.6)

0

4 (6.5)

0

5 (1.8)

Anorexia

10 (6.4)

2 (4.5)

1 (1.6)

0

13 (4.8)

Abdominal Pain

8 (5.1)

3 (6.8)

5 (8.1)

1 (10.0)

17 (6.3)

Hepatomegaly

38 (24.2)

15 (34.1)

14 (22.6)

2 (20.0)

69 (25.3)

Splenomegaly

14 (8.9)

5 (11.4)

2 (3.2)

0

21 (7.7)

Lymphadenopathy

15 (9.6)

7 (15.9)

4 (6.5)

0

26 (9.5)

Cough

4 (2.5)

1 (2.3)

4 (6.5)

0

9 (3.3)

Testicular Pain**

12 (9.0)

4 (10.0)

0

0

16 (6.8)

Testicular swelling**

14 (10.5)

3 (7.5)

0

0

17 (7.3)

Total

157

44

63

10

274

  1. *The following symptoms were assessed in the medical charts, but were recorded in fewer than five charts and are therefore not listed in the table above: weight loss, diarrhea, constipation, jaundice, sore throat, tonsillitis, pneumonia, depression, difficulty concentrating, skin lesions, and ocular symptoms.
  2. **Percentages reflect only male patients