Table 6 TBE under-testing and under-diagnosis by clinical manifestations and flu-like symptoms
From: Evaluation of under-testing and under-diagnosis of tick-borne encephalitis in Germany
Patients | N | TBE tested, n (%) | Not TBE tested, n (%) | TBE positive, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Flu-like symptoms | ||||
All patients | 1398 | 848 (60.7) | 550 (39.3) | 169 (19.9) |
No | 716 | 334 (46.6) | 382 (53.4) | 37 (11.1) |
Yes | 682 | 514 (75.4) | 168 (24.6) | 132 (25.7) |
Clinical manifestations, flu like symptoms = yes | ||||
All patients | 678 | 513 (75.7) | 165 (24.3) | 132 (25.7) |
Meningitis only | 234 | 172 (73.5) | 62 (26.5) | 76 (44.2) |
Encephalitis only | 173 | 143 (82.7) | 30 (17.3) | 32 (22.4) |
Myelitis only | 105 | 79 (75.2) | 26 (24.8) | 8 (10.1) |
NSNS only | 120 | 89 (74.2) | 31 (25.8) | 7 (7.9) |
Myelitis + encephalitis | 4 | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 2 (100.0) |
Myelitis + meningitis | 4 | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 2 (66.7) |
Encephalitis + meningitis | 26 | 17 (65.4) | 9 (34.6) | 3 (17.6) |
Encephalitis + NSNS | 5 | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | NA |
Meningitis + NSNS | 7 | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | 2 (40.0) |
Clinical manifestations, flu like symptoms = no | ||||
All patients | 709 | 330 (46.5) | 379 (53.5) | 37 (11.2) |
Meningitis only | 167 | 77 (46.1) | 90 (53.9) | 16 (20.8) |
Encephalitis only | 174 | 86 (49.4) | 88 (50.6) | 9 (10.5) |
Myelitis only | 127 | 56 (44.1) | 71 (55.9) | 2 (3.6) |
NSNS only | 193 | 80 (41.5) | 113 (58.5) | 2 (2.5) |
Myelitis + encephalitis | 8 | 8 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Myelitis + meningitis | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
Encephalitis + meningitis | 25 | 15 (60.0) | 10 (40.0) | 7 (46.7) |
Encephalitis + NSNS | 7 | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | NA |
Meningitis + NSNS | 8 | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) |