Table 1 Etiology of Hospital-acquired Fever in OMHs
Category | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Infection | 331 (59.1) |
Respiratory tract | 166 (51.2) |
Urinary tract | 99 (30.6) |
Intra-abdominal | 39 (12.1) |
Skin and soft tissue | 18 (3.2) |
Primary bacteremia/fungemia | 10 (3.1) |
Central nervous system | 2 (0.6) |
Bone & joint | 2 (0.6) |
Other | 2 (0.6) |
Non-infection | 179 (32.0) |
Drug fever | 101 (56.4) |
Post-procedure | 24 (13.4) |
Cancer fever | 23 (12.8) |
Transfusion related | 7 (3.9) |
Dehydration related | 3 (1.7) |
ICH related central fevera | 2 (1.1) |
Other | 19 (10.6) |
Unknown | 50 (8.9) |