Research Article
Inpatient Q Fever Frequency Is on the Rise
| | Variable | Total | With IE | Without IE | value |
| | Index mortality, n (%) | 108 (4.0%) | 33 (7.3%) | 74 (3.3%) | 0.0144 | | LOS mean (SD), days | 11.2 (42.8) | 12.4 (27.9) | 11.0 (45.2) | <0.0001 | | Total charges (SD), $ | 131,355 (589,516) | 151,378 (412,632) | 127,307 (619,104) | <0.0001 | | Discharge disposition | | | | | | Discharged to home | 1639 (61.0%) | 194 (43.1%) | 1445 (64.7%) | <0.0001 | | Transferred | 115 (4.3%) | 45 (10.0%) | 70 (3.1%) | | | Discharged to facility | 446 (16.6%) | 118 (26.3%) | 327 (14.6%) | | | Home health care | 368 (13.7%) | 60 (13.3%) | 308 (13.8%) | | | Other | 118 (4.4%) | 33 (7.4%) | 84 (3.8%) | |
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LOS: length of stay. SD: standard deviation.
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