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Table 2 Diagnostic categories in 18 case-series 2006–2014

From: Fever of unknown origin (FUO): which are the factors influencing the final diagnosis? A 2005–2015 systematic review

Ref

First Author

Year

Number of patients

Infectious Diseases (%)

Neoplasm (%)

NIID (%)

Other (%)

No diagnosis (%)

[11]

Yu

2014

107

29.9

17.8

16.8

14.0

21.5

[12]

Mir

2014

91

44.0

12.0

12.0

5.0

27.0

[13]

Naito

2013

121

23.1

10.7

30.6

12.4

23.1

[14]

Robine

2014

103

23.5

2.9

30.1

4.9

50.5

[15]

Vanderschueren

2014

436

17.0

11.0

24.0

9.9

39.0

[16]

Alavi

2013

106

44.3

12.3

17.9

10.4

15.0

[17]

Mahmood

2013

205

48.8

12.7

18.6

3.4

16.6

[18]

Shi

2013

997

48.0

7.9

16.9

7.1

16.6

[19]

Mete

2012

100

26.0

14.0

38.0

2.0

20.0

[20]

Pedersen

2012

52

32.0

13.0

55.0

0.0

21.0

[21]

Ali-Eldin

2011

93

41.9

30.1

15.0

0.0

12.9

[22]

Bandyopadhyay

2011

164

54.9

22.0

11.0

0.0

12.2

[23]

Rami

2010

55

32.7

16.4

25.4

5.4

20.0

[24]

Hu

2008

142

35.9

12.7

32.4

4.9

14.9

[25]

Kucukardali

2007

154

34.4

14.3

30.5

5.2

15.6

[3]

Bleeker-Rovers

2007

73

16.0

7.0

22.0

4.0

51.0

[26]

Colpan

2007

71

45.1

14.1

26.8

5.6

8.5

[27]

Chin

2006

94

57.4

8.5

7.4

8.5

18.1

 

Total

 

3164

37.8

11.6

20.9

6.5

23.2