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Table 4 Serious outcomes by period of analysis and Fisher’s exact test results

From: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delays in diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne diseases endemic to southeastern USA

Serious outcomes

Pre-COVID (N = 126)

Post-COVID (N = 114)

Overall (N = 240)

Fisher’s exact P value

Hospitalizations, n (%)

19 (15.1)

16 (14.0)

35 (14.6)

0.86

Sepsis, n (%)

3 (2.4)

2 (1.8)

5 (2.1)

P > 0.99

ICU admissions, n (%)

5 (4.0)

6 (5.3)

11(4.6)

0.72

Psychiatric referrals, n (%)

3 (2.4)

5 (4.4)

8 (3.3)

0.48

Deaths, n (%)

2 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.8)

0.50

  1. ICU Intensive care unit