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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristic of cases

From: Outbreak of acute undifferentiated febrile illness in Kathmandu, Nepal: clinical and epidemiological investigation

Demographics

n (%)

Female

35 (52.2)

Median age

17 years

Characteristic of Febrile illness

 Long acute febrile illness

18

 Short acute febrile illness

13

 Ongoing febrile illness

36

 Mean febrile duration in patients with subsided fever

7.19 days

Symptoms

 Chills

25 (37.3)

 igor

26 (38.8)

 Nausea

14 (20.9)

 Vomiting

18 (26.8)

 Loose stool

26 (38.8)

 Abdominal pain

24 (35.8)

 Cough

18 (26.8)

 Coryza/Running nose

15 (22.3)

 Headache

33 (49.2)

 Body ache

22 (32.8)

 Joint ache

12 (17.9)

 Weakness

25 (37.3)

 Rashes

4 (5.9)

Antibiotics use and Response

 Received antibiotics

42/67 (63)

 Quick antimicrobial response

6 (14.3)

 Late antimicrobial response

19 (45.2)

 Receiving antimicrobial at the time of survey

17 (40.5)

 Mean FCT in patients with subsided fever (25/42)

4.03 days