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Table 1 Clinical symptoms and laboratory examination in FUO and non-FUO groups

From: Human brucellosis and fever of unknown origin

 

FUO

non-FUO

P

Symptoms

 Fever

19 (100.00)

15 (93.75)

0.457

 Fatigue

17 (89.47)

13 (81.25)

0.379

 Arthralgia

16 (84.21)

8 (50.00)

0.065

 Chills

11 (57.89)

6 (37.50)

0.315

 Sweat

10 (52.63)

4 (25.00)

0.166

Complications

 Toxic hepatitis

17 (89.47)

8 (50.00)

0.022

Laboratory examination

 WBC

5.84 ± 2.36

6.09 ± 2.39

0.770

 EO

0.15 ± 0.28

0.79 ± 1.30

0.074

 HGB

117.53 ± 17.21

119.75 ± 14.69

0.687

 CRP

34.82 ± 19.01

41.75 ± 31.66

0.430

 ESR

37.63 ± 22.59

39.73 ± 15.84

0.792

 Widal Test

5 (35.71)

1 (9.09)

0.180

Misdiagnosis rate (%)

19 (100.00)

10 (62.50)

0.005

Tuberculosis and typhoid fever

9 (47.37)

2 (20.00)

0.234