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Table 2 Baseline Demographic and Travel Characteristics of the Entire Cohort of Immunocompetent Travelers

From: Acute histoplasmosis in immunocompetent travelers: a systematic review of literature

Characteristic

Entire Cohort

N, %

Total

573

Median age, years (IQR)

29 (23–43)

Male, N (%)

244 (64.0)

Median AR a, % (IQR)

90 (73.2–100.0)

Continent of destination, N (%)

USA-Canada

117 (20.8)

Central America

168 (29.8)

South America

154 (27.4)

Africa

95 (16.9)

Others b

29 (5.1)

Activity c, N (%)

Caves/Bat guano

349 (60.9)

Outdoor activities

198 (34.5)

Bird_chickens

105 (18.3)

Inhalation_soil

104 (18.1)

  1. Abbreviations, AR attack rate, IQR interquartile range
  2. a Calculated as the proportion of infected people in the travel group. We identified 47 travel groups in the cohort
  3. b Includes: Asia, Oceania
  4. c Frequencies exceed 100%, as most people did more than one activity during the trip. Caves/Bat’s guano: contact with bats excreta and/or visit to a cave. Outdoor activities: forest excursions/trekking, camping or other activities not involving visit to caves or direct contact with bats’ excreta. Bird_chickens: activities involving contact with chickens or other non-mammal birds. Inhalation_soil: all activities involving building construction, renovation, excavation (biologists, building contractors, construction workers, soldiers, volunteers involved in churches or other buildings renovation)