Table 3 Clinical situations or diagnoses retained by the infectious disease specialist
From: Infectious disease hotlines to provide advice to general practitioners: a prospective study
Diagnoses given in 3812 calls*. | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Urinary tract infection | 601 | 16% |
Skin infection | 445 | 12% |
Covid-19 and Covid-19 vaccine | 409 | 11% |
Fever and inflammatory syndrome | 328 | 9% |
Digestive infection | 310 | 8% |
Lung infection | 304 | 8% |
Bone and joint infections | 178 | 5% |
STDs** and gynecological infections | 175 | 5% |
Return from trip | 172 | 5% |
Vaccines | 163 | 4% |
Lyme and tick bites | 140 | 4% |
ORL infection | 92 | 2% |
Bites and other contagions | 90 | 2% |
Blood exposure accident | 71 | 2% |
Interpretation of a biological examination | 63 | 2% |
Non-infectious problem | 57 | 2% |
Other viral infections (EBV, CMV, HSV, VZV, flu) | 55 | 1% |
Parasitic infection | 46 | 1% |
Hepatitis | 44 | 1% |
Adenopathy | 34 | 1% |
Tuberculosis | 30 | 1% |
Nosocomial infection | 26 | 1% |
HIV | 23 | 1% |
Focal infection (abscess, endocarditis, meningitis, etc.) | 13 | < 0,5% |
Other | 149 | 4% |