Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of patients with TBEV infection (TBE) and patients with TBEV + Bb/Ap co-infection (co-infection) compared to healthy subjects (control)
Control | TBE | Co-infection | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 41 (28–55) | 40 (23–58) | 42 (22–63) |
Sex | 5/20 female (25%) 15/20 male (75%) | 14/40 female (35%) 26/40 male (65%) | 4/6 female (67%) 2/6 male (33%) |
Noticeable tick bite | 0/20 (0%) | 21/40 (52%) | 5/6 (83%) |
Time since tick bite (days) | – | 26.8 ± 16.6 | 17.58 ± 4.95 |
Duration of hospitalization (days) | – | 12.85 ± 2.6 | 12.34 ± 1.97 |
Duration of symptoms (days) | – | 7.5 ± 6.9 | 4.26 ± 2.63 |
Clinical form | |||
Meningitis | 0/20(0%) | 25/40 (62.5%) | 5/6 (83%) |
Meningoencephalitis | 0/20 (0%) | 15/40 (37.5%) | 1/6 (17%) |
Meningoencephalomyelitis | 0/20 (0%) | 0/40 (0%) | 0/6 (0%) |