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Table 1 Recovered plague patients characteristics and serology data (n = 71)

From: Short- and long-term humoral immune response against Yersinia pestis in plague patients, Madagascar

Characteristic

Seronegative

Seropositive

P value

Total patients, n

31

40

 

PP

4

1

 

BP

27

39

 

Median time between disease onset-blood sampling; IQR (months)

31; IQR 2–152

24; IQR 5.57–39.7

P = 0.33

Median age at onset; IQR

23; IQR 9–33.5

14; IQR 9.75–23

 

Gender

  

P = 0.75

Male

15

22

 

Female

16

18

 
  1. Abbreviations: PP Pneumonic plague, BP Bubonic plague, IQR Interquartile range