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Table 3 Clinical symptoms in patients with positive samples for DENV, ZIKV, and CHIKV

From: Identification of infection by Chikungunya, Zika, and Dengue in an area of the Peruvian coast. Molecular diagnosis and clinical characteristics

Clinical symptoms

Total n = 496 (%)

PCR real time confirmed cases

DENV (n = 170)

ZIKV (n = 39)

CHIKV (n = 23)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Chills

3 (0.6)

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Headache

444 (89.5)

152 (89.4)

34 (87.2)

20 (87.0)

Dizziness

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.6)

0 (0.0)

Cough

1 (0.2)

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Sore throat

184 (37.1)

50 (29.4)

11 (28.2)

11 (47.8)

Nausea and/or vomits

251 (50.6)

86 (50.6)

20 (51.3)

13 (56.5)

Loss of appetite

312 (62.9)

104 (61.2)

23 (59.0)

18 (78.3)

Back pain

270 (54.4)

105 (61.8)

23 (59.0)

17 (73.9)

Dysuria

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Myalgia

419 (84.5)

147 (86.5)

35 (89.7)

17 (73.9)

Arthralgia

396 (79.8)

143 (84.1)

32 (82.1)

19 (82.6)

Retro-ocular pain

337 (67.9)

118 (69.4)

27 (69.2)

17 (73.9)

Rash

89 (17.9)

26 (15.3)

8 (20.5)

6 (26.1)

Melena

2 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Nasal bleeding

9 (1.8)

3 (1.8)

1 (2.6)

1 (4.3)

Gums bleeding

3 (0.6)

2 (1.2)

1 (2.6)

0 (0.0)

Petechiae

11 (2.2)

3 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (4.3)

Ecchymosis

2 (0.4)

1 (0.6)

1 (2.6)

0 (0.0)

Blood tinged sputum

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Abdominal pain

22 (4.4)

7 (4.1)

1 (2.6)

1 (4.3)

Thoracic pain

5 (1.0)

2 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Fatigue

3 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.6)

0 (0.0)

Altered mental status

1 (0.2)

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (4.3)