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World J Exp Med. Jun 20, 2025; 15(2): 101388
Published online Jun 20, 2025. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v15.i2.101388
Published online Jun 20, 2025. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v15.i2.101388
Table 3 Association between fever of unknown definition and their outcomes, n (%)
| Outcome | Definition | χ² test | |||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | Total | χ² | P value | |
| Alive | 37 (75.5) | 83 (89.2) | 23 (82.1) | 40 (90.9) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 196 (86.0) | 27.937 | |
| Unstable vital | 4 (8.2) | 3 (3.2) | 1 (3.6) | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (3.9) | ||
| Poor prognosis | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.8) | ||
| Death | 8 (16.3) | 5 (5.4) | 4 (14.3) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (8.3) | ||
| Total | 49 (100.0) | 93 (100.0) | 28 (100.0) | 44 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 228 (100.0) | ||
- Citation: Dhangar P, Panda PK, Kant R, Gupta R, Dua R, Tiwari A, Saini S, Khoiwal K, Bahurupi Y. Evaluating fever of unknown origin definitions in a tertiary care setting: Implications for diagnostic criteria revision. World J Exp Med 2025; 15(2): 101388
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-315x/full/v15/i2/101388.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5493/wjem.v15.i2.101388