Volume 10, Number 8—August 2004
Research
Long-Term Prognosis for Clinical West Nile Virus Infection
Anne Labowitz Klee*, Beth Maldin*, Barbara Edwin*, Iqbal Poshni*, Farzad Mostashari*, Annie D. Fine*, Marcelle Layton*, and Denis Nash*†1
Table 4
Recovery at 12 months postonset by health status domain and clinical syndrome at diagnosis in patients with clinical West Nile virus infection, New York City, 1999
| Recovery | Total | Recovered, n (%)a | Not recovered, n (%)a | Risk ratio | 95% confidence interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical recovery | |||||
| Meningitis or mild illness | 16 | 8 (50.0) | 8 (50.0) | 0.86 | 0.46–1.6 |
| Encephalitis | 19 | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | Referent | |
| Total | 35 | 19 (54.3) | 16 (45.7) | ||
| Cognitive recovery | |||||
| Meningitis or mild illness | 16 | 10 (62.5) | 6 (37.5) | 1.1 | 0.64–2.0 |
| Encephalitis | 18 | 10 (55.5) | 8 (44.4) | Referent | |
| Total | 34 | 20 (58.8) | 14 (41.2) | ||
| Functional recovery | |||||
| Meningitis or mild illness | 16 | 10 (62.6) | 6 (37.5) | 1.2 | 0.67–2.1 |
| Encephalitis | 19 | 10 (52.6) | 9 (47.4) | Referent | |
| Total | 35 | 20 (57.1) | 15 (42.9) | ||
| Total recovery | |||||
| Meningitis or mild illness | 16 | 7 (43.8) | 9 (56.3) | 1.4 | 0.58–3.3 |
| Encephalitis | 19 | 6 (31.6) | 13 (68.4) | Referent | |
| Total | 35 | 13 (37.1) | 22 (62.9) |
aDue to rounding errors, not all values add up to 100%.
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