Frequency and Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Urban Medellin, Colombia
Table 1
Characteristics of ambulatory and hospitalized fever patients, Medellin, Colombia, March 2008-2009.
Demographic characteristics
Ambulatory
Hospitalized
Total
DVIa
OFIb
Total
DVI
OFI
Total
Sex, number (%)
Males
19
(7.5)
234
(92.5)
253
(41.4)
10
(12.2)
72
(87.8)
82
(48.2)
335
(42.9)
Females
37
(10.3)
321
(89.7)
358
(58.6)
7
(8.0)
81
(92.0)
88
(51.8)
446
(57.1)
Race, number (%)
Mestizos
49
(8.6)
519
(91.4)
568
(93.0)
16
(10.1)
143
(89.9)
159
(93.5)
727
(93.1)
Afrocolombian
7
(16.3)
36
(83.7)
43
(7.0)
1
(9.1)
10
(90.9)
11
(6.5)
54
(6.9)
Age
Median age, yrs (range)
5
(0–63)
11
(0–85)
11
(0–85)
4
(0–48)
12
(0–85)
10
(0–85)
10
(0–85)
Others
Median DPOc (range)
2
(0–7)
2
(0–7)
2
(0–7)
2.5
(0–7)
2
(0–7)
2
(0–7)
2
(0–7)
Primary infection, number (%)
8
(17.0)
—
—
—
—
2
(15.4)
—
—
—
—
(10)
(16.7)
Secondary infection, number (%)d
39
(83.0)
—
—
—
—
11
(84.6)
—
—
—
—
(50)
(83.3)
: febrile, laboratory-confirmed dengue virus infection.
bOFI: other febrile illness.
cDays after onset of symptoms at presentation.
d13 patients are without IgG data: 9 ambulatory patients and 4 hospitalized patients.
