Volume 32, Number 6—June 2026
Synopsis
Outcomes of Hospitalized and Critically Ill Adults with Murine Typhus, Galveston, Texas, USA, 2019–2023
Matthew Pickich
, Puneet Singh, Efstathia Polychronopoulou, Shawn P. Nishi, Lucas S. Blanton, and Alexander G. Duarte
, Puneet Singh, Efstathia Polychronopoulou, Shawn P. Nishi, Lucas S. Blanton, and Alexander G. Duarte
Table 1
Characteristics of hospitalized patients in study of outcomes of hospitalized and critically ill adults with murine typhus, Galveston, Texas, USA, 2019–2023*
| Characteristic | All hospitalized patients, n = 119 | Non-ICU, n = 86 | ICU, n = 33 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, y (SD) |
49.3 (16.6) |
47.2 (16.4) |
54.9 (15.9) |
0.022 |
| Sex | 0.074 | |||
| M | 60 (50.4) | 39 (45.35) | 21 (63.6) | |
| F |
59 (49.6) |
47 (54.65) |
12 (36.4) |
|
| Race | ||||
| White | 115 (96.6) | 82 (95.35) | 33 (100) | 0.208 |
| Non-white |
4 (3.4) |
4 (4.65) |
0 (0) |
|
| Ethnicity | 0.258 | |||
| Hispanic | 43 (36.1) | 32 (37.2) | 11 (33.3) | |
| Not Hispanic | 75 (63.1) | 54 (62.8) | 21 (63.6) | |
| Unknown |
1 (0.8) |
0 (0) |
1 (3) |
|
| Mean Charlson Comorbidity Index (SD) |
1.05 (1.4) |
0.98 (1.4) |
1.24 (1.4) |
0.247 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Alcohol abuse | 6 (5.0) | 4 (4.7) | 4 (12.1) | 0.145 |
| Renal disease | 10 (8.4) | 7 (8.1) | 3 (9.1) | 0.867 |
| Diabetes | 19 (16.0) | 14 (16.3) | 5 (15.1) | 0.881 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 7 (5.9) | 4 (4.6) | 3 (9.1) | 0.357 |
| Obesity |
33 (27.7) |
23 (26.7) |
10 (30.3) |
0.698 |
| Most common diagnoses at time of admission (%) | ||||
| Typhus (17.5); fever (39.5) | Fever (15.2); sepsis (33.3) | |||
| Sepsis (8); typhus (17.5) | Acute kidney failure (3); fever (15.2) | |||
| Pneumonia (4.7); sepsis (8) | Acute respiratory failure with hypoxia (3); acute kidney failure (3) | |||
| Altered mental status (2.3); pneumonia (4.7) | Dehydration (3); acute respiratory failure with hypoxia (3) | |||
| Altered mental status (2.3) | Dehydration (3) | |||
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. ICU, intensive care unit.
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